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Fun Animal Fact of the Month

Fun Animal Fact of the Month   

A raccoon’s hands are so nimble they can unlace a shoe, unlatch a cage and definitely retrieve coins as thin as dimes from your shirt pocket.Raccoon’s range in size from 12 to 36 pounds having a body 26 to 38 inches long including a 10-inch tail. Their coat is long and thick, grizzled, grayish brown, black mask below white eyebrows. Legs are medium in length; paws are puffy and they have flexible toes used for climbing. They are primarily nocturnal but may be active during the day, especially in the spring and summer when the female is nursing her young and requires more food. They do not hibernate.

Raccoons are opportunists. They will eat anything ranging from fruits, berries, acorns, nuts to worms, fish, turtles, mice, crayfish, clams, snails to even eggs and young of birds and reptiles. And you guessed it; your garbage and pet foods would be a treat for them. They are very antiseptic also, they will wash their food before eating it.

Raccoons breed in late January to February. Gestation takes approximately 63 days. Typical birthing periods are from March through May. However, late breeding females may givebirth as late as August. Raccoons are polygamous, females raise the young alone. In fact,the males will potentially kill the kits if they find them (alot of cat species do that also). Typical litter is 3 to 5 kits.

If you are experiencing a raccoon removal issue, please give Wildlife Busters® a call toll free at 855-945-1212. We welcome the opportunity to resolve your animal control issue in a professional and humane manner.