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RaccoonsRaccoons

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Range of RaccoonsRange of Raccoons

The gray parts on the map The gray parts on the map represents the range of represents the range of the raccoons which tells the raccoons which tells where the raccoons live. where the raccoons live.

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Appearance Appearance

Raccoons can live up to Raccoons can live up to ten years. They have ten years. They have two fur coats including two fur coats including a thick brown under a thick brown under coat to keep them warm.coat to keep them warm.

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Appearance Appearance

Raccoons can grow up to Raccoons can grow up to eighty-five centimeters. eighty-five centimeters. They weigh up to They weigh up to twelve kilo-grams.twelve kilo-grams.

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Habitat Habitat

Raccoons live in forests Raccoons live in forests and like to live near and like to live near lakes but also live in lakes but also live in cities, sometimes they cities, sometimes they even live in trees. They even live in trees. They need four to one need four to one hundred hectares to live.hundred hectares to live.

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Habitat Habitat

There active most of the There active most of the year, they live alone and year, they live alone and spend most of their spend most of their winter in their den.winter in their den.

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Diet Diet

When raccoons are When raccoons are really hungry, they really hungry, they could eat just about could eat just about anything. And they’re anything. And they’re also omnivores. They also omnivores. They like to play with their like to play with their food before they eat it. food before they eat it. They like to eat bird They like to eat bird eggs.eggs.

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DietDiet

They look for food at They look for food at night and will look night and will look sixteen kilometers for sixteen kilometers for food. They like to eat food. They like to eat crayfish, fruit and mice, crayfish, fruit and mice, frogs, turtles, frogs, turtles,

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Predators Predators

Raccoons offspring’s Raccoons offspring’s predators is the great predators is the great horned owl, wolves, red horned owl, wolves, red foxes, lynx, coyotes, foxes, lynx, coyotes, dogs and sometimes dogs and sometimes even humans can be even humans can be enemies. To escape enemies. To escape from predators, from predators, raccoons will climb raccoons will climb trees. trees.

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Offspring Offspring

Baby raccoons are Baby raccoons are called kittens. They called kittens. They don’t have any black don’t have any black masks or ringed tail. masks or ringed tail. They cannot see or hear They cannot see or hear when they are born.when they are born.

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Offspring Offspring

Raccoon mothers give Raccoon mothers give milk to their kittens and milk to their kittens and kittens open their eyes kittens open their eyes 20 days after they’re 20 days after they’re born. born.

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AdaptationsAdaptations

Raccoons are good Raccoons are good climbers and good climbers and good swimmers. They can see swimmers. They can see good at night and their good at night and their eyes glow at night too.eyes glow at night too.

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Adaptations Adaptations

Raccoons use their tail Raccoons use their tail for a good source of for a good source of balance when walking balance when walking along narrow objects. along narrow objects. They also use their tail They also use their tail as a blanket when its as a blanket when its cold at night.cold at night.

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Special Characteristics Special Characteristics

Raccoons have a good Raccoons have a good sense of smell and once sense of smell and once they find something they find something they will dig it up. They they will dig it up. They use their claws to climb use their claws to climb up trees.up trees.

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Summary Summary

Raccoons are omnivores and eat just about Raccoons are omnivores and eat just about anything. Their eyes shine at night. Finnish anything. Their eyes shine at night. Finnish