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Trash pandas (or raccoons, if you want to be formal) are notorious nighttime mischief-makers, raiding garbage cans and compost bins for an easy meal and making quite a mess along
The raccoon (/ r ə ˈ k uː n / or US: / r æ ˈ k uː n / ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.
Image credits: raccoonsfun Technically, raccoons are considered to be pests. They intrude on people’s homes or backyards to find food. They enter homes through chimneys, gaps in roofs, and other ...
Crepuscular, a classification of animals that are active primarily during twilight, making them similar to nocturnal animals. Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night.
Some crepuscular animals may also be active by moonlight or during an overcast day. Matutinal animals are active only after dawn, and vespertine only before dusk. A number of factors affect the time of day an animal is active. Predators hunt when their prey is available, and prey try to avoid the times when their principal predators are at large.
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
They weigh around 1.2 to 1.4 kilograms (2.6 to 3.1 lb). [6] The northern olingo possesses a pair of anal scent glands, [6] capable of producing a foul-smelling chemical when the animal is alarmed. [4] This is the largest of the olingo species. [2] Its pelage is typically less rufous than the other olingos, while its tail bands are a bit more ...
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