What does it mean to be a wild animal in a world dominated by humans? A recent study found that city-dwelling raccoons’ snouts are getting shorter—a sign of domestication. Another <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/urban-animal-domestication-raccoons-juncos/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">study on dark-eyed juncos</a> living on a Los Angeles college campus found that their beaks changed shape during the COVID-19 lockdown, when there wasn’t as much food and trash on campus.  Evolutionary biologist Pamela Yeh and animal domestication expert Raffaela Lesch join Host Flora Lichtman to discuss <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/urban-animal-domestication-raccoons-juncos/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">how wildlife is evolving in urban areas</a>, what it means to be domesticated, and when we can expect to have a pet raccoon sleeping at the foot of the bed.  Guests:Dr. Pamela Yeh is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA.Dr. Raffaela Lesch is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/urban-animal-domestication-raccoons-juncos/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">sciencefriday.com.</a>
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