They have reddish fur on the top with black and grayish brown below.
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What countries are they native to?
They are native to Southern provinces in Canada and most of the United States.
100
It means "he scratches with his hands."
What does the Algonquian word " Arakun" word mean?
100
What does a raccoons do to their food before they eat it?
They wash their food before they eat it.
100
During late February and early March
Months a raccoon has their babies
200
They are bushy with 4-6 rings around it.
What are their tails like?
200
Where do they live?
They live in hollow trees, ground burrows in Winter and raising young. They live along stream edges, open forests, and coastal marshes.
200
"What does the scientific name,"Procyon lotor" mean?
Procyon lotor means "little man.
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What type of animal is it? (Omnivore, herbivore, or carnivore) and explain what that means.
Omnivore-they eat both plants and meats
200
Do Raccoons hibernate?
No, they burrow underground and sleep to stay warm.
300
How heavy typically are raccoons?
Females are 4kg and males are 6 to 8kg.
300
Where do they raise their young and stay in the Winter?
They use ground burrows for raising young and sleeping in the Winter.
300
What are some pesky things raccoons can do, that earn them the name of mischief?
They tip over trash cans, raid gardens, and steel from bird feeders.
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What do raccoons eat?
Grubs, nuts, bird eggs, garbage they find, turtles, etc.
300
At the nape of their neck
How does a mother raccoon carry their babies?
400
Short, rounded, 1 1/2'' and black.
Their ears are...
400
How many animals can share a den?
Up to 24 animals can live in one tree or den.
400
What is an evil bad guy that are bad to cowboys, that raccoons are known as?
Bandits
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Dead meat.
What is carrion?
400
What do they do to prepare for the Winter?
They gain up to 120% more of their body weight for more energy.
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What are their hands like?
Their hands are slender with 5 toes on each one. They have short little claws. Raccoons hands are quite human-like. They also eat their food with them. If you found a raccoon track too, you would see that their hands or front feet are really close to their back feet.
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Where do they sleep?
Raccoons either sleep underground or you may happen to catch one napping in a squirrel nest.
500
What does "wica" mean, and who made this?
"Wica" means little man and the Sioux People came up with this.
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They dig in garbage cans or they hunt it themselves