{
  "id": 5576710,
  "title": "Critically endangered pygmy raccoons observed making their own paper toys",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/critically-endangered-pygmy-raccoons-observed-making-their-own-paper",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T14:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-critically-endangered-pygmy-raccoons-paper.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Some of the most intriguing scientific breakthroughs happen when researchers aren't explicitly looking for them. Take, for example, the pygmy raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus), a critically endangered species that lives only on Cozumel Island, Mexico. Scientists were observing them for a study on the impact of tourism on their populations when they made an accidental discovery.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}