Raccoons are intelligent animals that usually come out at night. They live in North America and are easy to spot because of their black “mask” faces and the rings on their tails. Raccoons could eat almost anything and often dig through trash cans when they live around people. They have five-toed, hand-like front paws that are incredibly dexterous, allowing them to grasp and manipulate objects. Raccoons are known for their intelligence and problem solving skills, able to remember solutions to tasks for years. Raccoons can live in lot of different places, including forests, marshes, suburbs, and cites.
Other facts about Raccoons!
- A baby raccoon is called a cub or kit.
- In the wild, raccoons face predators such as coyotes, bobcats, and great horned owls.
- Raccoons can carry diseases like rabies and raccoon roundworm.
