Raccoons are extremely intelligent. I raised one from a newborn found in a fallen tree after a very windy rain storm. The baby could not be reunited with her mother, and the trauma of the tree falling during a storm left her terrified of the outdoors. She would scream and turn her head into my shirt to hide when I took her outside. I, therefore, kept her as a pet her whole life. I kept a diary of her development and of her antics. She loved to figure out how things worked, just like a small child. She would take things apart, unscrewing nuts and bolts, etc. When she knew that she was doing something that she wasn't supposed to be doing, she would put one hand in her mouth, sucking on it the way a child sucks a thumb, while the other hand was behind her back fiddling with something, that I had previously told her to leave alone (like I knew that she would mind me, LOL). It was so cute, and so funny, and SO smart.
I too had raccoons. My dad worked for a logging company. Someone cut down a tree that was being used as a raccoon home, and the mother raccoon was killed. The lumberjacks brought my dad, who was a truck driver, a box with 4 very young baby raccoons. My dad, in an unbelievable display of humanity, decided to bring the raccoons home for us to raise. I was probably 8 when this happened. I remember feeding the babies with human baby bottles at first. They grew fast and figured out how to get in and out of the house. All 4 stayed at our house for about 9 months before they started leaving over night, then gone for 2-3 days, till one day they never returned. They would never eat food they hadn't washed first. Hand them a sardine, and they'll run over to the water bowl and wash it before they ate it. They were very smart, and figured out all the locks/latches on all the food storage containers, and would raid the cabinets when we went to bed. They would drag snakes, birds, rats, squirrels, toads, cats... anything they could subdue, into our house, and have a riotous time "playing" with it in the middle of the night. We started playing with them with a ball, sitting across from them, and just rolling back and forth. They did this, and seemed to enjoy it. But later, we would catch them sitting across from each other, playing with the ball. I learned from them that wild animals are always wild. They will act civilized and tame when they think they'll get food, but they're definitely not.
A raccoon can be a companion but never a pet. they are wild and pretty much sociopathic. they don't feel guilt or remorse as she says. However, they will love you and will lay down their lives to protect you. If you ever get the chance to have a raccoon friend, make sure it's a female. Males can become hyper agressive and vicious when they hit mating season. Just look at my profile pic. that's a pissed raccoon. Heh Females are far ore docile and hyper protective. hell, the one I personally befriended drank beer and chewed tobacco. Be aware that they are destructive so give them plenty of toys and tools to keep them occupied, the shinier the better. They will still destroy things, but just not to that same degree.
Actually, raccoons do seem to demonstrate guilt. I've seen quite a few videos of (pet) raccoons getting caught being naughty (digging in the kitchen trash, opening cupboards, etc.). They tend to adopt that familiar "it wasn't me!" look that dogs do and they even cover their faces in shame.
In my experience some raccoons know how to lie. We met one that would limp around humans and beg food but run like normal when it thought no one was looking.
We had a pair of pet raccoons when I was a kid. They were without a mother as she was presumably dead. They grew up to be incredibly sweet and while in about their first year were little deviants they quickly learned through positive reinforcement to behave, much like our dogs did. They were like an ordinary pet, they got along great with our dogs and cat, and were a little shy and would run and hide when company came over but if said company gave them a food scrap they would love them. They both lived to be 12 and 13, before dying a few years back. I miss the little critters.
I lived in Wisconsin when I was little, and my family used to go up north on weekends every summer and stay at a lodge in the woods where we'd feed the raccoons our leftovers from breakfast every morning. (Usually pancakes. Raccoons LOVE pancakes, maple syrup, sausages, bacon, eggs, coffee, you name it. Hungry bandits!) The babies would come out from the big wood pile, waddle right up to us, and take food from our hands. I also sometimes drive up to northern Wisconsin for camping, and the state forest ranger lodge has signs up about their "bandit" problem. Seems their raccoons all know how to get into your unlocked car, open an unlocked car trunk or the back of a truck and open a cooler to rob your food storage blind! And they aren't sneaky about it either... Loud little thieves.
''Seems their raccoons all know how to get into your unlocked car'' and put your key in the ignition,close the door, drive away,go to canada,get beer,come back, leave the car (locked), and have a party....is that an accurate description of the raccoons there?
In the wilder parts of montreal our racoons are rabies-free and they can come into your apartment if you leave your balcony door open. the only issue is ticks but if you keep your pets at bay you can share a snack with them and then they go on their way :D
Danielle is adoable and she speaks in such a meritorical way. I freaking love Animalogic, no matter how well you think you know an animal, they always include some lesser known facts that are bound to be new to you.
My friend told me a story about how her grandma would feed a raccoon peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.This raccoo would just visit for a sandwich and then leave. But he would take the sandwich apart, eat the jelly, then the peanut butter, and last the bread. He would also refuse a sandwich if it didn't have jelly.
Ye totally. They look like bandits/bad guys somehow,dont they? Racoons have the bandit mask but I dunno how crows look so badass o.O Something about they way they hop and the noise they make I think.
I used to volunteer at an animal shelter for local wildlife, every time I cleaned cages for these buggers they'd go straight for my pockets. They got my keys one time and tried to play keep away. The oldest one was too sick to be released so he turned into the shelters mascot, they named him pesky. I'm pretty sure he was teaching the other raccoons to pick pockets...
Just because there are flaws in keeping raccoons as pets doesn't mean they shouldn't be. Dogs and cats were bred over generations before they became ideal pets. Raccoons being smart, trainable, and cute makes them a perfect candidate for domestication in years to come.
Raccoons are highly intelligent and have adapted successfully on their own to live in close proximity to humans through exploiting our structures, waste, and habits. Cats and dogs began to change on a genetic level so that they COULD adapt to living in close proximity to humans. Raccoons, even if selectively bred for desirable temperaments and other traits better suited to captivity, are opportunistic scavengers that would never truly be "domesticated". I have raised and worked with raccoons for many years- they are not and will never be pets. They belong in the wild and are not here for our amusement.
***** You have little to no understanding of genomics. You're contributing to the dangerous assumptions we make about the world and the animals around us. Stop.
The fact they are relatively easy to handle as kits gives the possibility for domestication via neoteny. If we can keep them in a permanently juvenile like state through selective breeding (like we did with wolves/dogs) then domestication maybe possible.
+Kat Litter You could make the same argument about wildcats to house cats and wolves to dogs. Both of the former belong in the wild and both of the latter belong with humans because we bred them. Why should be apply different standards to the raccoon?
I worked in an animal shelter when I was 13 in Los Angeles under a city program we used to have to put special chains on the cages because the raccoons just reached out and open them they are so dextrous
You also forgot to mention that raccoons are incredibly vicious. They be cute and cuddly but they are known to viciously scratch and bite their enemies, leaving them with serious injuries.
I have a very persistent raccoon around my house. Every so often, when I go to take the garbage down, I see him sitting on the recycling can next to it, holding the garbage can lid open with his paw. The first time this happened, he looked up, saw me, and slowly lowered the garbage can lid down. Then he stared at me for a few seconds, hopped off the recycling can, and ran into the woods. Our garbage can is really heavy, so he was probably trying to figure out a way to get the garbage inside and get out, because it's too heavy for him to tip over. I've seen him about six times since doing the exact same thing, holding the garbage can lid open and looking inside.
Our backyard backs up to a forest and golf course. Every evening we get raccoons coming up on deck to beg. They're adorable. Can't resist them. And they'll eat anything: cat food, all the leftovers - veggies and meat. They love bread, cookies - they seem to have a real sweet tooth, but their absolute favorites are grapes and Cheezits.
I had 4 racoons and 1 honey badger as pets when. I was little, my parents were to cheap to get a dog or a cat. The honey badger came from a closing zoo, they were going to youthize it. One of racoons came from the wild, then i "domesticed" if you want to call it that. The other three.
Out of all "wild" animals, it seems like raccoons might have the most potential to be dog/cat type pets. It's easy to find and select friendly raccoons, but their curiosity makes them a hassle. I'm not sure how breeders would "remove" this curiosity, while keeping the intelligence. Their musty cousins, ferrets, were domesticated and became pets, so maybe it's in the books.
When I moved into my house 30 years ago we had a lot of feral cats so I started feeding them catching them and getting them fixed, well Raccoons and skunks which was ok until I put in a cat door and came downstairs one night to find a raccoon a skunk and a cat all eating out of the same dish! They have never caused any problems and now that my dogs have passed away I've never had the skunks spray. They all get along really well and luckily live in an area where they catch and test the local raccoon population for diseases regularly. I've gotten over 100 cats fixed and homed over the years so I guess it's ok.
raccoons have the intelligence to "think ahead"something cats and dogs don't seem to be able to do.Being from the city that's how they seem to me.Sneaky and silent
Every start of spring and midsummer, one can hear the shrieks and gaggles of raccoons like clockwork in my neighborhood - there is no sleep when they start.
@Lerua I think you talk about her figure. In my opinion her recent form fits her way more, she doesn't look worse, and she is still "smart, compelling, and awfully cute".
Wrinkly Pugtato negative. Male Raccoons in breeding season will attack almost anything, including their caregivers. Their bodies are flooded with mating hormones resulting in hyper agression.
Raccoons have the superpower of managing to cause trouble even in a completely empty room. We had one temporarily in a bare room at the wildlife rehab center once and it pooped on the heating grate and pushed it's poop down into the grate. They're also very unpredictable and can attack without warning even if they were raised from a baby. Definitely not good to keep as pets.
Studies show that dogs don't actually feel guilt. But they can feel sadness, which is why they look so put down when they get yelled at. They're not sorry, they're just sad that you're being mean to them.
I was at night school and my buddy said he got surrounded by like 20 Raccoons while on his smoke break. I was like "Yeah, sure man..." but then when I went to turn on the lights: at least 7 babies and 1 mother Raccoon charged me. Guess they were living under the building. True story. :)
Next thing you know, in 10 millennium raccoons will end up being smart enough and grasp objects like humans and build weapons to fight or ally with mankind.
It is not that raccoons are void of guilt and intent on destroying everything, (although I can't say they possess guilt lol) but they are very intelligent and DEMAND constant entertainment. You can buy them baby toys they'll love it, like simple puzzles as in matching shapes to their correct space. But, once they figure it out, they get bored so fast. They need constant stimulation, and without it they will get into anything and everything they can. They can be trained, such as knowing when it's time to eat although they do enjoy snacks throughout the day. They're pricey little buggers in terms of keeping them disease free and stimulated. A raccoon is far from being like a dog or cat. They do like to play, but their needs are so much constant and demanding, so in that sense it is best to not keep them as pets unless you have time and money for them, if not, take the babies to a sanctuary or something similar where they can be released or properly taken care of. I'd recommend leaving these animals to professionals.
On one note, I agree with you. On another I don’t. I love animals and have handled many things such as hawks, raccoons, and much more. My dogs had pinned a raccoon up in a tree. We brought it in and put it in a decent sized cage. It was obviously in shock and when I saw it was young, we took it in. We gave it a whole bathroom with sticks and leaves and had a bath ready for whenever she wanted to hop in. she also used a cabinet drawer as a little den. I say all of this to say she eventually became my best friend.
Well I have to dis agree on a point or two; Raccoons DO have an opposable thumb! They are not so interested in shiny things, but things that have texture, bumps and the like, (like coins, crumpled tin foil, keys) You will notice they aren't looking at such objects when playing with them. I gave one a pair of vise grip pliers to feel once, when he was done feeling it with his hands he laid on top of them and felt them with his belly. Correct that they don't see in the dark any better then we, but they use echo location. When they are foraging you can hear their little nasal grunts. They do LOVE to steal things, and have a very strong sense of ownership. They often "stash" stuff they like. :)
its proven that dogs does not feel guilty about anything because their brain is not developed enough to have that feeling, instead they are just awaiting punishment
My friend's mom worked with a kind of animal rescue, and they had a pet raccoon. I always wondered why it would touch me Everytime I visited, but now I know it was trying to see if I was edible.
Referred by Rob Dyke. Wow friendship on RUclips really works! I subscribed cuz this channel is so cool & informative! Peace! Oh, and yeah, leave Raccoons alone!
This just in: Rocket Racoon and Groot are featured on the mission patch for all the science payloads launching in 2016 to the U.S. National Laboratory on board the ISS.
They did something similar with Foxes in Russia, which are overall a little bit more containable than raccoons, but I don't doubt a scientifically domestic raccoon would be possible Maybe not in our lifetimes, but our grandchildren may be able to get a pet raccoon Of course, if the human species doesn't extinct themselves first
My dad use to kind of have a pet raccoon, it lived in the woods but it wold climb on his shoulder and eat cookies. I know, I know it was stupid of him to have done that for years but he has had odder pets in his life, when he was a kid he " tamed " a crow and it wasn't a baby it was an adult
I raised a baby raccoon and returned him to the wild once.. Raising a raccoon in your home is a *bad idea*. I named him Stitch(Like that psycho alien from Lilo and Stitch), because he was kind of hellish in in his behaviours.. He was really cute, but very frustrating at the same time. I bottle-fed him and he was on a schedule, like a human child(Except that scream was less than human when he was hungry). He was messy, destructive and when he did bite, it was pretty painful.. Oh, and he liked to pull hair and not let go.. He returned to our home for quite a long time after his release, but eventually visited less and less, until he stopped coming. We faded out the hand-outs, so I think that deterred him after a while(Raccoons will always come back if they know there's food). When he was a baby, I showed him how to forage for food and he even caught a mouse one time(Which was the most horrifying thing..). Anyway, she's right- don't take in a raccoon!! Leave it to the wildlife rehabilitators! Loving your channel!
when I was about 5, there was a raccoon that would come up on the porch and eat out of my moms hand, she liked cookies, so we named her cookie, and one day she got hit by a car, because she lived in the wooded area across the street from us, sadness...
'Enough dexterity to grab a coin out of your pocket.' Nice Sly Cooper reference, i caught that. (Now i need to make sure i keep my eyes on all raccoon when i am out, or else i'll be out of money quick.)
my grandmother had a wild but docile racoon on her property. it was basically domesticated but not allowed in. one night we had potatoes baking in foil in a campfire, the racoon wanted a potato so it grabbed the cat's arm, which was sleeping by the fire, to rake one out of the fire .lol [sorry, shift function broken]
Nooo... Cats CAN'T see in the dark. They just can see more light. If it's dark for us and we can just about see stuff, cats can see just a little more than that.
Gotta love raccoons -- cute and mischievous; one of nature's finest creatures :) I've known a few people who have kept them as pets; it's not impossible, but they are a lot of work. I personally wouldn't recommend people doing it, unless said person checks local laws (most states don't allow it), has plenty of knowledge and some hands-on experience with raccoons (like at a rehab). Sometimes having an exotic companion can be a good thing, but often times it can be quite a risk. That's why raccoons are for certain people and not for everyone.
say ''sorry'' don't let it come back to life, get careful with then, South America? Really? Brazil does not have those animals, i never had noticed then on my city, I just love cats and raccoons. :)
The problem is that humans ideologically believe "intelligence" automatically implies "benevolence," but historically speaking, intelligence has always been correlated with malevolence.
look at her telling you what to do, 'leave the baby raccoons outside', no if their mother gets run over you need to take care of them , you have stolen all their habitat and left them no food in the wild. they only go through damage phase because they have deep seated resentment of humans, once they get it out of their system they stop it. They have been horribly persecuted and oppressed by human species, don't blame the victim.
actually they are more secseful spicy and the citie from in the wild if they could choose they would want that all of the planet will be humen cities. we are the best thing that hapend to all of this medium to small size oportunists animals like raccoons and mouses. its all of the ather 99% spicies that we need to feel guilt about them and by the way. i think that if you take a baby raccoon you are 99% steal him from his mather and a better life.
Our raccoons don't need a trash can they have there food & water bowl on the back porch & it's keep filled for the cute little bandits but yes people the are wild.
I swear that if I win the Lotto, I'm starting a racoon breeding program, selecting for useful traits like 'fetch me a beer' and 'you've got nimble fingers, roll me a joint.' Also, 'hit that snooze button, you're closer.'
I went to a zoo wich had raccons i had some raccoon food in my hand (from a dispenser) and it started begging, waving ,even making noises then i threw the food into their enclosure and he ate it, also because it remembered i had food it followed me as far as it could
Raccoons are extremely intelligent. I raised one from a newborn found in a fallen tree after a very windy rain storm. The baby could not be reunited with her mother, and the trauma of the tree falling during a storm left her terrified of the outdoors. She would scream and turn her head into my shirt to hide when I took her outside. I, therefore, kept her as a pet her whole life. I kept a diary of her development and of her antics. She loved to figure out how things worked, just like a small child. She would take things apart, unscrewing nuts and bolts, etc. When she knew that she was doing something that she wasn't supposed to be doing, she would put one hand in her mouth, sucking on it the way a child sucks a thumb, while the other hand was behind her back fiddling with something, that I had previously told her to leave alone (like I knew that she would mind me, LOL). It was so cute, and so funny, and SO smart.
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I too had raccoons. My dad worked for a logging company. Someone cut down a tree that was being used as a raccoon home, and the mother raccoon was killed. The lumberjacks brought my dad, who was a truck driver, a box with 4 very young baby raccoons. My dad, in an unbelievable display of humanity, decided to bring the raccoons home for us to raise. I was probably 8 when this happened. I remember feeding the babies with human baby bottles at first. They grew fast and figured out how to get in and out of the house. All 4 stayed at our house for about 9 months before they started leaving over night, then gone for 2-3 days, till one day they never returned. They would never eat food they hadn't washed first. Hand them a sardine, and they'll run over to the water bowl and wash it before they ate it. They were very smart, and figured out all the locks/latches on all the food storage containers, and would raid the cabinets when we went to bed. They would drag snakes, birds, rats, squirrels, toads, cats... anything they could subdue, into our house, and have a riotous time "playing" with it in the middle of the night. We started playing with them with a ball, sitting across from them, and just rolling back and forth. They did this, and seemed to enjoy it. But later, we would catch them sitting across from each other, playing with the ball. I learned from them that wild animals are always wild. They will act civilized and tame when they think they'll get food, but they're definitely not.
Woahh ya'll wild for owning raccoons as pets.
Pretty cool experience to read about though.
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@@MasterOfTheTrade1718 dude what's your deal I warned you about this
Trying to convince me that raccoons shouldn't be pets:
*Shows a raccoon doing a tumble*
I see the problem you are having, lol. Pretty damn adorable :)
i give a facebook like ( or that tumble)
A raccoon can be a companion but never a pet. they are wild and pretty much sociopathic. they don't feel guilt or remorse as she says. However, they will love you and will lay down their lives to protect you. If you ever get the chance to have a raccoon friend, make sure it's a female. Males can become hyper agressive and vicious when they hit mating season. Just look at my profile pic. that's a pissed raccoon. Heh Females are far ore docile and hyper protective.
hell, the one I personally befriended drank beer and chewed tobacco. Be aware that they are destructive so give them plenty of toys and tools to keep them occupied, the shinier the better. They will still destroy things, but just not to that same degree.
what i want to know is where it got that tobacco and beer
She started taking my smokes and pulling the tobacco out and eating it. The beer was from me too, but she never drank a lot.
What superpowers? Their cuteness? I already knew that.
You do realize Raccoons can kill small dogs and injure large ones right?
I've been researching them a lot.
110Fresh_Start011 So what? They're still cute
They secret is that they have a mask
You do realizes that raccoons is bullet proof and regenerate limbs right ? Hah raccooneggs always telling the truth
Yes, they make cute hats. I love ny raccoon hat.
Actually, raccoons do seem to demonstrate guilt. I've seen quite a few videos of (pet) raccoons getting caught being naughty (digging in the kitchen trash, opening cupboards, etc.). They tend to adopt that familiar "it wasn't me!" look that dogs do and they even cover their faces in shame.
@turvie Haha, true. In the end they are still wild animals.
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Not to ruin the fun, but dogs don’t feel guilt. That look thay have that we call guilt is actualy fear
@@nikolasurban7256 May I ask what you're basing your claim upon?
0:44 That crocodile had an eventful birthday
Aww poor thing just has a face like “what nuuuuu”
Leocario shiny "Aaaaah man :("
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HAHAHAHA as you might be able to tell is that I'm a complete psychopath
you are just being born and a giant nigga eats all your siblings
In my experience some raccoons know how to lie. We met one that would limp around humans and beg food but run like normal when it thought no one was looking.
[slams fist on desk] I DEMAND SCIENTIFICALLY DOMESTICATED RACCOONS.
I second this.
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i also agree
THIS!!
I agree!
When I was a truck driver, raccoons are everywhere. Cute little critters.
We had a pair of pet raccoons when I was a kid. They were without a mother as she was presumably dead. They grew up to be incredibly sweet and while in about their first year were little deviants they quickly learned through positive reinforcement to behave, much like our dogs did. They were like an ordinary pet, they got along great with our dogs and cat, and were a little shy and would run and hide when company came over but if said company gave them a food scrap they would love them.
They both lived to be 12 and 13, before dying a few years back. I miss the little critters.
I had a mother racoon bring her 4 babies to our back patio in Austin. They were so amazing and entertaining. Love them.
I lived in Wisconsin when I was little, and my family used to go up north on weekends every summer and stay at a lodge in the woods where we'd feed the raccoons our leftovers from breakfast every morning. (Usually pancakes. Raccoons LOVE pancakes, maple syrup, sausages, bacon, eggs, coffee, you name it. Hungry bandits!) The babies would come out from the big wood pile, waddle right up to us, and take food from our hands. I also sometimes drive up to northern Wisconsin for camping, and the state forest ranger lodge has signs up about their "bandit" problem. Seems their raccoons all know how to get into your unlocked car, open an unlocked car trunk or the back of a truck and open a cooler to rob your food storage blind! And they aren't sneaky about it either... Loud little thieves.
They sound like bears.
Lisa D. Yeah, like bears, but not bears. More like raccoons :p
dont care
''Seems their raccoons all know how to get into your unlocked car'' and put your key in the ignition,close the door, drive away,go to canada,get beer,come back, leave the car (locked), and have a party....is that an accurate description of the raccoons there?
Lisa D: Actually raccoons are bear cousins, like foxes are wolf cousins and hyenas are cat cousins. It's all in the family tree.
Thumbnail: *As smart as you?*
Me: Lol they must be pretty freaking stupid then.
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In the wilder parts of montreal our racoons are rabies-free and they can come into your apartment if you leave your balcony door open.
the only issue is ticks but if you keep your pets at bay you can share a snack with them and then they go on their way :D
Danielle is adoable and she speaks in such a meritorical way. I freaking love Animalogic, no matter how well you think you know an animal, they always include some lesser known facts that are bound to be new to you.
A show on beavers would be great. They are extraordinary engineers.
Beaver Super Dam seen from space 🦫 🌍🎉
My friend told me a story about how her grandma would feed a raccoon peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.This raccoo would just visit for a sandwich and then leave. But he would take the sandwich apart, eat the jelly, then the peanut butter, and last the bread. He would also refuse a sandwich if it didn't have jelly.
That's called racoon privilege. It's not spoken of too often, but it's a thing.
A clip of a raccoon rolling away during the raccoon destruction montage. Absolutely fantastic
The more i watch animal logic the more i get to love this channel
Nice channel. I'd love to see a video on the common crow. Bastards are wicked smart.
Same I want crows next
I would love to see a video on crows!
CapnHolic I'd like to see crows too - they are smart birds.. :-D
They made a Crow video, you should check it out! :)
Ye totally. They look like bandits/bad guys somehow,dont they? Racoons have the bandit mask but I dunno how crows look so badass o.O Something about they way they hop and the noise they make I think.
I used to volunteer at an animal shelter for local wildlife, every time I cleaned cages for these buggers they'd go straight for my pockets. They got my keys one time and tried to play keep away. The oldest one was too sick to be released so he turned into the shelters mascot, they named him pesky. I'm pretty sure he was teaching the other raccoons to pick pockets...
They are natural kleptomaniacs
They have many powers. But their superpower is their cuteness.
Just because there are flaws in keeping raccoons as pets doesn't mean they shouldn't be. Dogs and cats were bred over generations before they became ideal pets. Raccoons being smart, trainable, and cute makes them a perfect candidate for domestication in years to come.
Raccoons are highly intelligent and have adapted successfully on their own to live in close proximity to humans through exploiting our structures, waste, and habits. Cats and dogs began to change on a genetic level so that they COULD adapt to living in close proximity to humans. Raccoons, even if selectively bred for desirable temperaments and other traits better suited to captivity, are opportunistic scavengers that would never truly be "domesticated". I have raised and worked with raccoons for many years- they are not and will never be pets. They belong in the wild and are not here for our amusement.
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You have little to no understanding of genomics. You're contributing to the dangerous assumptions we make about the world and the animals around us. Stop.
indeed kat
The fact they are relatively easy to handle as kits gives the possibility for domestication via neoteny. If we can keep them in a permanently juvenile like state through selective breeding (like we did with wolves/dogs) then domestication maybe possible.
+Kat Litter You could make the same argument about wildcats to house cats and wolves to dogs. Both of the former belong in the wild and both of the latter belong with humans because we bred them. Why should be apply different standards to the raccoon?
Raccons hands are evolving to grab things like humans. And they have also better brain power than cats and dogs.
I worked in an animal shelter when I was 13 in Los Angeles under a city program we used to have to put special chains on the cages because the raccoons just reached out and open them they are so dextrous
"Come out at night to find food"_ I have never felt a quote more.
They can have mood swings and can be vicious but if you hand raise them they can bond with you.
You also forgot to mention that raccoons are incredibly vicious. They be cute and cuddly but they are known to viciously scratch and bite their enemies, leaving them with serious injuries.
Eh... all things considered they are pretty harmless. Don't corner them and your fine
I have a very persistent raccoon around my house. Every so often, when I go to take the garbage down, I see him sitting on the recycling can next to it, holding the garbage can lid open with his paw. The first time this happened, he looked up, saw me, and slowly lowered the garbage can lid down. Then he stared at me for a few seconds, hopped off the recycling can, and ran into the woods. Our garbage can is really heavy, so he was probably trying to figure out a way to get the garbage inside and get out, because it's too heavy for him to tip over. I've seen him about six times since doing the exact same thing, holding the garbage can lid open and looking inside.
So adorable and mischievous AF! They're like mini Pandas. Rocket's not the only infamous Racoon out there. Sly Cooper's another 😛
Our backyard backs up to a forest and golf course. Every evening we get raccoons coming up on deck to beg. They're adorable. Can't resist them. And they'll eat anything: cat food, all the leftovers - veggies and meat. They love bread, cookies - they seem to have a real sweet tooth, but their absolute favorites are grapes and Cheezits.
I had 4 racoons and 1 honey badger as pets when. I was little, my parents were to cheap to get a dog or a cat.
The honey badger came from a closing zoo, they were going to youthize it. One of racoons came from the wild, then i "domesticed" if you want to call it that. The other three.
Wow! I'm watching this right now in 2022. I didn't know Danielle had those pixie haircut. Gorgeous.
Out of all "wild" animals, it seems like raccoons might have the most potential to be dog/cat type pets. It's easy to find and select friendly raccoons, but their curiosity makes them a hassle. I'm not sure how breeders would "remove" this curiosity, while keeping the intelligence. Their musty cousins, ferrets, were domesticated and became pets, so maybe it's in the books.
Raccoons and bears are some of the best adapted animals ever
What about wolves? I believe they would be a pretty good topic.
i agree
There are domesticated wolves and cross breeds for example: a husky (i know so cus i own one)
There is one episode on dire wolves
Those are called dogs, we have dogs and know what they are.
They’re too mainstream
When I moved into my house 30 years ago we had a lot of feral cats so I started feeding them catching them and getting them fixed, well Raccoons and skunks which was ok until I put in a cat door and came downstairs one night to find a raccoon a skunk and a cat all eating out of the same dish! They have never caused any problems and now that my dogs have passed away I've never had the skunks spray. They all get along really well and luckily live in an area where they catch and test the local raccoon population for diseases regularly. I've gotten over 100 cats fixed and homed over the years so I guess it's ok.
raccoons have the intelligence to "think ahead"something cats and dogs don't seem to be able to do.Being from the city that's how they seem to me.Sneaky and silent
Every start of spring and midsummer, one can hear the shrieks and gaggles of raccoons like clockwork in my neighborhood - there is no sleep when they start.
When we become extinct. The raccoon will become the next dominate animal!! Let's hope they do a better job with this world than we did!!
The cockroach is the ultimate survivor. They will inherit the earth.
Elani Aniyvwia Raccoons are survivors and smart. And they have one potent arsenal. They're super cute
Age of Rocket
Lol no
When the human-hating weak people like you become extinct... Raccoons won't do a better job than you did. But we will.
Easily one of the most underrated animals, Raccoon are awesome
Danielle, you're smart, compelling, and awfully cute!
@Lerua I think you talk about her figure. In my opinion her recent form fits her way more, she doesn't look worse, and she is still "smart, compelling, and awfully cute".
such a great show! I wish you all lots and lots of success.
Raccoons are my favorite animals.ihave two. Max and Merico
Nice to see someone else with raccoon experience. I befriended one, her name was Sabo. are yours male or female?
Mine are both male
Are they fixed? At breeding time they may become hyper agressive. It's natural.
Well they are both boys so.. And we put them in separate cages sometimes
Wrinkly Pugtato negative. Male Raccoons in breeding season will attack almost anything, including their caregivers. Their bodies are flooded with mating hormones resulting in hyper agression.
Danielle=Incredible. All-around.
Raccoons have the superpower of managing to cause trouble even in a completely empty room. We had one temporarily in a bare room at the wildlife rehab center once and it pooped on the heating grate and pushed it's poop down into the grate. They're also very unpredictable and can attack without warning even if they were raised from a baby. Definitely not good to keep as pets.
Studies show that dogs don't actually feel guilt. But they can feel sadness, which is why they look so put down when they get yelled at. They're not sorry, they're just sad that you're being mean to them.
I was at night school and my buddy said he got surrounded by like 20 Raccoons while on his smoke break. I was like "Yeah, sure man..." but then when I went to turn on the lights: at least 7 babies and 1 mother Raccoon charged me. Guess they were living under the building. True story. :)
Some raccoons can also appreciate chill beats and coffee :))
Next thing you know, in 10 millennium raccoons will end up being smart enough and grasp objects like humans and build weapons to fight or ally with mankind.
***** yes!
Sorry Fake Levi its Levi Rivialle pronounced as: Ravioli
+PolarBear1 lol.
Me and my raccoon tribe just finished the catapults, next month, we lay siege
It is not that raccoons are void of guilt and intent on destroying everything, (although I can't say they possess guilt lol) but they are very intelligent and DEMAND constant entertainment. You can buy them baby toys they'll love it, like simple puzzles as in matching shapes to their correct space. But, once they figure it out, they get bored so fast. They need constant stimulation, and without it they will get into anything and everything they can. They can be trained, such as knowing when it's time to eat although they do enjoy snacks throughout the day. They're pricey little buggers in terms of keeping them disease free and stimulated. A raccoon is far from being like a dog or cat. They do like to play, but their needs are so much constant and demanding, so in that sense it is best to not keep them as pets unless you have time and money for them, if not, take the babies to a sanctuary or something similar where they can be released or properly taken care of. I'd recommend leaving these animals to professionals.
*Rocket* is the most handsome raccoon I’ve ever seen in my life and his cute and adorable 😍
Agree 🤗🦝
On one note, I agree with you. On another I don’t. I love animals and have handled many things such as hawks, raccoons, and much more. My dogs had pinned a raccoon up in a tree. We brought it in and put it in a decent sized cage. It was obviously in shock and when I saw it was young, we took it in. We gave it a whole bathroom with sticks and leaves and had a bath ready for whenever she wanted to hop in. she also used a cabinet drawer as a little den. I say all of this to say she eventually became my best friend.
3:38 *rolls away*
Rolling Racoon!
Well I have to dis agree on a point or two; Raccoons DO have an opposable thumb! They are not so interested in shiny things, but things that have texture, bumps and the like, (like coins, crumpled tin foil, keys) You will notice they aren't looking at such objects when playing with them. I gave one a pair of vise grip pliers to feel once, when he was done feeling it with his hands he laid on top of them and felt them with his belly. Correct that they don't see in the dark any better then we, but they use echo location. When they are foraging you can hear their little nasal grunts. They do LOVE to steal things, and have a very strong sense of ownership. They often "stash" stuff they like. :)
its proven that dogs does not feel guilty about anything because their brain is not developed enough to have that feeling, instead they are just awaiting punishment
I had a pet raccoon. She was marvellous, very loyal, She came when I whistled.
What? This channel is been going on for 5 years!? How did I just discover it this year? So wild. Thanks for your great educational videos!
They're smart. They would eat out of the trash at work and were smart enough to avoid the few items that were toxic to them.
Tasmanian devil :3
My friend's mom worked with a kind of animal rescue, and they had a pet raccoon. I always wondered why it would touch me Everytime I visited, but now I know it was trying to see if I was edible.
Referred by Rob Dyke. Wow friendship on RUclips really works! I subscribed cuz this channel is so cool & informative! Peace! Oh, and yeah, leave Raccoons alone!
This just in: Rocket Racoon and Groot are featured on the mission patch for all the science payloads launching in 2016 to the U.S. National Laboratory on board the ISS.
You are so cute!! Your voice is mesmerizing!!!
can anyone see how much she's inproved drawing wise
Scientists, get to work making domestic Raccoons!
@iiCrypticToast No damn scientists better do something useful for once
They did something similar with Foxes in Russia, which are overall a little bit more containable than raccoons, but I don't doubt a scientifically domestic raccoon would be possible
Maybe not in our lifetimes, but our grandchildren may be able to get a pet raccoon
Of course, if the human species doesn't extinct themselves first
No if they do that i nuke usa or the scientist works
It will probably be a smart, grey, flopy tailed pug...
I agree 💯
My dad use to kind of have a pet raccoon, it lived in the woods but it wold climb on his shoulder and eat cookies. I know, I know it was stupid of him to have done that for years but he has had odder pets in his life, when he was a kid he " tamed " a crow and it wasn't a baby it was an adult
Loving the videos! You should do one on sloths :)
They even have their own city - Raccoon City.
I noticed the trashcan clip with the raccoon in the trash can said Montreal on it. That's where I'm from
All the raccoons come out during the weekend to go clubbing in Mtrl 😂
um . . . I don't believe raccoons are politically active. I do believe that you are disturbed. Could it be rabies?
I raised a baby raccoon and returned him to the wild once.. Raising a raccoon in your home is a *bad idea*. I named him Stitch(Like that psycho alien from Lilo and Stitch), because he was kind of hellish in in his behaviours.. He was really cute, but very frustrating at the same time. I bottle-fed him and he was on a schedule, like a human child(Except that scream was less than human when he was hungry). He was messy, destructive and when he did bite, it was pretty painful.. Oh, and he liked to pull hair and not let go.. He returned to our home for quite a long time after his release, but eventually visited less and less, until he stopped coming. We faded out the hand-outs, so I think that deterred him after a while(Raccoons will always come back if they know there's food). When he was a baby, I showed him how to forage for food and he even caught a mouse one time(Which was the most horrifying thing..). Anyway, she's right- don't take in a raccoon!! Leave it to the wildlife rehabilitators! Loving your channel!
when I was about 5, there was a raccoon that would come up on the porch and eat out of my moms hand, she liked cookies, so we named her cookie, and one day she got hit by a car, because she lived in the wooded area across the street from us, sadness...
Jordan Laney Ow, that's sad to hear about it. :(
'Enough dexterity to grab a coin out of your pocket.'
Nice Sly Cooper reference, i caught that. (Now i need to make sure i keep my eyes on all raccoon when i am out, or else i'll be out of money quick.)
Ferrets also have quite dexterous paws. Maybe not as much as raccoons but definitely more than cats and dogs.
I mean... Danielle has always been lovely, but wow. Thank you for the excellent content.
do an episode on human kids next!
nasty creatures
kamuelalee yeah
Vodka Wolverine pests
my grandmother had a wild but docile racoon on her property. it was basically domesticated but not allowed in. one night we had potatoes baking in foil in a campfire, the racoon wanted a potato so it grabbed the cat's arm, which was sleeping by the fire, to rake one out of the fire .lol [sorry, shift function broken]
Do one on octopuses
You got every point just about right (every single one of them) They adorable but they are suitable as a house pets
Please do a video on tanuki!!! I know it may seem redundant to post this here, but they are really different.
Once again Rob Dyke has hit the nail on the head. Awesome channel keep up the great content.
sorry i still want a raccoon
Vaccine time.....raccoon round worm, rabies would be a good idea to.
@@pyrofful so the same like a domesticated dog👌
@@jacklynbrown1768 lol yeah I guess.
At 0:30 who made that pic of racoons all over North America? I'd love that as a phone wallpaper. :D
Nooo... Cats CAN'T see in the dark. They just can see more light. If it's dark for us and we can just about see stuff, cats can see just a little more than that.
what she meant was... cats have night vision.... raccoons don't
So when it’s dark, they can see
Dark not bleakness
@Lerua watch the video she said racoons can't see in the night as the cats do, they rely on their touch sense and nose.
Gotta love raccoons -- cute and mischievous; one of nature's finest creatures :) I've known a few people who have kept them as pets; it's not impossible, but they are a lot of work. I personally wouldn't recommend people doing it, unless said person checks local laws (most states don't allow it), has plenty of knowledge and some hands-on experience with raccoons (like at a rehab). Sometimes having an exotic companion can be a good thing, but often times it can be quite a risk. That's why raccoons are for certain people and not for everyone.
Raccoons in Toronto commute via the public transit(train) with people. 🌚
say ''sorry'' don't let it come back to life, get careful with then, South America? Really? Brazil does not have those animals, i never had noticed then on my city, I just love cats and raccoons. :)
I keep coming back to this one again and again.
The problem is that humans ideologically believe "intelligence" automatically implies "benevolence," but historically speaking, intelligence has always been correlated with malevolence.
. . . therefore raccoons are ideal pets. Agreed.
I have always noticed how smart raccoons are
what is a raccoon? I know these things as trash pandas (just kidding xD)
I like listening to Danielle talk
look at her telling you what to do, 'leave the baby raccoons outside', no if their mother gets run over you need to take care of them , you have stolen all their habitat and left them no food in the wild.
they only go through damage phase because they have deep seated resentment of humans, once they get it out of their system they stop it. They have been horribly persecuted and oppressed by human species, don't blame the victim.
actually they are more secseful spicy and the citie from in the wild
if they could choose they would want that all of the planet will be humen cities.
we are the best thing that hapend to all of this medium to small size oportunists animals like raccoons and mouses.
its all of the ather 99% spicies that we need to feel guilt about them
and by the way. i think that if you take a baby raccoon you are 99% steal him from his mather and a better life.
She didn't say leave it to die. She said they make bad pets. They do.
2:21 wait she’s talking about that video where a guy actually chases raccoons out the porch with a broom 😂
Our raccoons don't need a trash can they have there food & water bowl on the back porch & it's keep filled for the cute little bandits but yes people the are wild.
I’ve always liked raccoons. Raccoons are awesome.
raccoon can't be pets...
OKAY, RUSSIA! YOU HAVE DONE GOOD WITH FOXES! NOW, LET'S TRY AN ADORABLE FLUFFY RACCOON...
I swear that if I win the Lotto, I'm starting a racoon breeding program, selecting for useful traits like 'fetch me a beer' and 'you've got nimble fingers, roll me a joint.' Also, 'hit that snooze button, you're closer.'
True that they are wild animals that belong outside in the wild.
Still, I love looking at them in videos! 🙂Damn it they are so cute.
couldn't care less*
transformersloverjon so why click on the video moronic fuck...
THD He's correcting her... lol
Could care less is perfectly valid. More so taking into account the history of the term.
Eddie the Head So you can care less? Meaning you do care to a degree?🤔
If you take into account the intent of the phrase, it's not perfectly valid. Saying "could care less" means she does care about it to start.
Raccoons are adorable
Adorable, Danielle..💛😎✌
I went to a zoo wich had raccons i had some raccoon food in my hand (from a dispenser) and it started begging, waving ,even making noises then i threw the food into their enclosure and he ate it, also because it remembered i had food it followed me as far as it could
WHAT ZOO IS THAT!!!!!! MY ZOO ONLY HAS RACCOON DOGS