Watch out for the quiet ones – The smartest raccoons are the most docile

Watch out for the quiet ones – The smartest raccoons are the most docile

Raccoon walking through the forest

Raccoon caught by a camera trap (Hannah Griebling)

October 3, 2022

A study investigating animal personalities and how they help critters adapt to human environments has come to a curious conclusion.

Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram, Departments of Zoology and Forest and Conservation Sciences, was part of the team that studied raccoons’ personality and how it related to their ability to solve puzzles.

Dr. Benson-Amram leads the Urban Raccoon Project at the UBC Farm.

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