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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.
Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded.
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 northern olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii), also known as the bushy-tailed olingo or, simply, the olingo (due to it being the most common of the species), [2] is an arboreal (tree-dwelling) member of the raccoon family, Procyonidae, which also includes the coatimundis and kinkajou.
The raccoons live in densities of about 17–27 individuals per km 2, [12] and inhabit home ranges of around 67 hectares (170 acres) on average. [15] However, individuals do not appear to defend territories to any great extent, and their close relative, the common raccoon, can exist at very high densities when food is abundant. [ 16 ]
Got a problem with armadillos, racoons or Cuban tree frogs? Here's how to get rid of them in your yard (and attic).
The clades leading to coatis and olingos on one branch, and to ringtails and raccoons on the other, separated about 17.7 Ma ago. [14] The divergence between olingos and coatis is estimated to have occurred about 10.2 Ma ago, [ 14 ] at about the same time that ringtails and raccoons parted ways.
“When you bring a living plant that’s 6 or more feet tall into your home, you also could bring in all kinds of insects,” says Eric Benson, PhD, professor and extension entomologist, Clemson ...