Raccoon
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Family:
Procyonidae
Habitation:
From the South of Canada to the Middle of South America. Since
four decades they belong to the central European animal world.
Habitat: o
Mixed and deciduous forests that provide good and hard-to-reach
hides. In accordance to the climate and nourishment, raccoon find
in our zoo conditions similar to their habitat. They are evil
nest- and poultry thieves. They climb and swim very well. They
dive for food in the water and wash themselves. In natural
surroundings they are loners and form pairs only in mating season,
when males mate
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with several females.
They have excellently developed their sense of smell, touch and hearing.
They
have weak
sight.
To defend them, they are very brave and cutting.
Nourishment: o
Nourishment:
insects, nestlings and small birds, eggs, worms, snails, shells,
fish, fruit, field crops, seeds and delicate slips. In human
surroundings they nourish on vegetables and
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