#procyon lotor

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A raccoon (Procyon lotor) lays among the leaves in Maryland, USA

by Istvan Kerekes

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“Inside a tree den”

“I have been photographing raccoons (Procyon lotor) for several years and have had the opportunity to accompany various individuals with my camera. This female was raising her offspring in a large tree den and was not bothered by my presence. During the day, she would lazily let her head hang out of the burrow. In the evening, she would climb down the tree trunk with me standing right there. With a self-made, extra-high tripod, I was able to observe and photograph special moments in her family life.”

by Jan Piecha (Germany).

2023 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Common Raccoon (Albino) | mikeygyyz

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Surprise! A new fluffy friend in the back garden this morning. I’ve seen raccoons in the woods a short walk away but this is the first I’ve seen here in town.

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Luigi Mario from Super Mario is a Common Raccoon! (Procyon lotor)

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Raccoons have the most sensitive sense of touch in the entire animal kingdom, with more than ten times the number of touch receptors in their hands as humans! This sense of touch is further heightened when the hands are wet, causing the behavior that makes them appear to "wash" their food.

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Raccoon stopping by.

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you said smth about animal facts. May I have a fact about (drumroll) raccoons, please? (no one is surprised)

Raccoons are great!!!! Let's talk about Procyon lotor, the common raccoon!!

They're in the family Procyonidae, making them related to some other really cool American mammals including coatis, ringtails, and kinkajous!

They're omnivorous and very opportunistic with what food they'll eat--which is why we observe them going through trash cans. In areas less densely populated by humans, they'll eat small rodents, crawfish, fleshy fruits, seeds, and nuts (to name a few foods)!

You'll often find them near water as they engage in foraging for food in the water. The second part of the common raccoon's scientific name, "lotor," means washer.

Here's a skull I found on the bank of a creek. You can really see the difference in the sharp, pointy teeth for ripping and tearing (incisors and canines) versus the flatter teeth in the back of the mouth for grinding plant matter (pre-molars and molars)

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A common raccoon (Procyon lotor) forages for corn leaves in Lime Springs, Iowa, USA

by Larry Reis

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New Raccoon design for my @redbubble store!

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Common Raccoon (Leucistic) | Kerstin Firmin

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This would be the wildly popular racoon (Procyon lotor), he is of course in the Náttúruval deck. He is also not a bear, which might confuse some. Some would be confused by the statement because they've never heard of a possible connection, but might have been aware of the trash panda nickname. And some others rightly confused because in their language the racoon is some sort of washing bear.

Learn interesting things about animals while playing a fun game and check out Náttúruval at gamefound

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