Upper Mississippi Valley raccoon

Uploaded on Feb 20, 2010

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

* Type: Mammal,

* Diet: Omnivore,

* Average life span in the wild: 2 to 3 years,

* Size: 23.75 to 37.5 in (60 to 95 cm),

* Weight: 4 to 23 lbs (1.8 to 10.4 kg),

Group name: Nursery.

** Raccoons in the northern parts of their range gorge themselves in spring and summer to store up body fat. They then spend much of the winter asleep in a den. There are six other species of raccoons, in addition to the familiar northern (North American) raccoon. Most other species live on tropical islands.

More info: hhttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/raccoon.html

Uploaded on May 27, 2009

This common animal is found throughout the U.S. and Mexico. It has adapted well to people and is considered by many to be a pest becuse it raids pet's food and garbage cans.

Published on Jun 27, 2013

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Published on Oct 27, 2012

This video was filmed in September 2012 in Austin, Minnesota. A 3year old girl was recently bitten by a raccoon in Austin and the animal tested negative for rabies and distemper.

Published on May 31, 2013

Just after dusk a large raccoon climbs over edge of the nest but is attacked by Mom. Mom misses the raccoon but slides down at nest edge. Raccoon are a threat and a danger to eaglets even larger than these two are.

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