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I wasn’t expecting so many reactions, so could you do me a favor and read through the thread before asking questions or making comments to see if yours has already been answered? I’m repeating myself a lot.
Exotic mammals veterinarian here. I treated pet and wild raccoons for three decades and I’m here to tell you the babies are super-cute and friendly. BUT…once they reach adulthood, most of them just want you dead. I saw more owners get bitten by raccoons than any other pet. You have to sedate them to do literally anything to them, even brush them.
They’re smart, they’re cute, they’re funny-all those things-as long as they get to do anything they want. If you try to stop them from eating your kitchen cabinets or shredding your mattress, it’s over. Not to mention that yes, they wash their food in bowls. But, what most people don’t know is that they also poop in those bowls.
They make terrible pets. Enjoy them in the wild and leave them alone.
I’ll also add this:
Raccoons are one of the Big Four rabies vector species. In most of Europe, they’re considered such a dangerous invasive species that they can be hunted, trapped, or shot on sight. In most U.S. states, you need a special permit to own one.
They also have a high incidence of what’s known as the “raccoon roundworm,” which can be transmitted to dogs and people. In people, it invades the brain and can cause all kinds of neurological symptoms, including death. Children are at most risk, because transmission is from fecal contamination of soil, i.e., putting dirty fingers in mouths.
Fortunately, human deaths from raccoon rabies or roundworm are rare, but please don’t push it by trying to make one a pet.
Emphasis on letting them do what they want.. 😂
I domesticated one. But yeah, I hear the horror stories from their adolescent years. Luckily, mine was already a young adult. They tend to be mellow as children and as adults, with a chapter of terrorism in between... Much like human children..
Best pet I ever had by a mile. Never showed any aggression toward myself or my evil cat. Was gentle with the furniture and very respectful.. Also, only uses the bathroom outside, never even had to train that..
But yeah, they are still not dogs. They have the hardware to tear you up, and the background of living in the wild among things which would like to kill them.. Mine has rules and boundaries. Would always come and go as he pleases, and I never would press my luck..
Raccoon can sleep on my lap, can eat from my hand, and is welcome to come in, day and night.. He knows how to tell me if he wants a sandwich or something else. And otherwise, can kinda do his own thing, usually sleeping or stealing..
But he's so welcome and has so much freedom, because he is respectful (aside from the kleptomania).. And through extensive observation, I am convinced he is smart enough to understand that. As he never pushes his luck with me, just as I don't push my luck with him..
Not a pet for everyone. But, with very high intelligence, comes a high capacity for being reasonable.
I wanted one, I live in Scotland so I have space, however after someone in a local group told me she decided to let her raccoon into the conservatory on a nice day and keep the door open, she made a fort she thought he couldn’t escape out of, she said she watched him work it out in about 3 seconds and escaped, I was like yeah, not for me.
But I want one moooooom
sounds like an outside pet
Thanks for the post :)
I'm not sure how the chances of reason vs cuteness are, but I'm hoping for the best (and upvoting the comment to give it a little bit more visibility)
Honestly, the fact that these guys have hands alone immediately shuts down any thoughts of keeping one as a pet for me. Dogs already get into things they absolutely should not be able to; and giving them both a proclivity to climb, opposable thumbs, and the intelligence to use them effectively would render essentially nothing in your house safe from them.
Our pet raccoon, raised as an orphan, tied every spool of thread together in a drawer she could barely slip her hands into. She unscrewed all the TV/antenna connections and developed a fondness for alcohol. They're great at unscrewing caps.
They don't actually have opposable thumbs. They can't rotate the "thumb" or use it independently. They have five fingers. 😊
I had a cat that figured out how to open doors and cabinets and that was bad enough.
My dog locked me out of the house accidently once. She stood on her hind legs and her paw flipped the lock. I can only imagine if she had hands
@Bacteriophagebs my mom's cat can open the doors in our place too. Doesn't help that the builders decided that door handles are better then doorknobs. I'm just glad he's a bit lazy and well... missing some braincells. Because he easily could open the backdoor and POOF!
He also has a habit of locking himself in closets and napping in sinks. Black cats are weird.
As a Ranger in Yosemite once said. "The problem with making a bear-proof trash cans. Is the significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest visitors."
😂. That's good. And truthful.
Lol the more people I meat or interact with the more im convinced most people are dumber than allot of animals i deal with . NPCs are a real thing
@DS.proudkiwi people have always been very dumb, but social media just made it worse. Smooths their brains. My mom is one of the people, always has been, that isn't the smartest. She struggles to figure out basic things. For example, I visited last Christmas and she thought her fireplace was broken. She never considered trying the switch literally right next to it. She even put in a work order and since I know my mom I figured she tried nothing and gave up. So I just flipped the switch right next to it and what do ya know
@IBeVibinman I used to think I was a dumb farm boy .....but im a freaking genius compared to allot of people these days . 😅thats not a good thing when you think about the people supposed to run our countries
@DS.proudkiwi I had to deal with that the other day. Grad students, people who have bachelor's degrees, kept trying to figure out how dust kept getting into a room. None of them checked the fans were all working and blowing air in the right direction. 1/2 of them weren't
the fact that the more aggressive ones have lower critical thinking skills can be applied to people as well.
Bingo. This is a huge societal issue for humans, too
I’m not a scientist but biologically that makes sense. Aggression is directly tied to nervous system activation, which causes your brain and body to prioritize survival, which means less mental/physical energy for complex reasoning. An animal who’s had bad experiences with humans or is just wary of them from lack of exposure would probably be more likely to go into survival mode around them.
Similarly, a human being’s nervous system is triggered by an event or emotion that their brain or body perceives as life-threatening (whether the threat is real or imagined), and sometimes a conflict of beliefs can be seen as threatening, depending on the belief I guess. Which results in less critical thinking and often unproductive conversations. Tho we’re also capable of learning over time to recognize the activation and self-regulate to minimize its effect on us and our decisions.
Fact
You just summed up liberals. As Churchill once said "the new wave of fascism will be the liberals"
I agree but i have watched documentary of some pretty smart gangsters.
did they catch them? yes 😂
were they smart? also yes
I think people often forget they can work/volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary if they're curious about exotic species. You don't need to adopt them as a pet in order to observe their cuteness and help them survive, and a lot of the time, you end up hurting them when you don't know enough about them.
Wildlife sanctuaries do Not take raccoons! She told me that they are too high on the rabies scale, even though they were from a mother hit by a car!!
Doubt they need to be study
@marshawargo7238 I wasn't referring exclusively to raccoons. I should have clarified, though.
Agreed. Cheetahs are my favorite animal (...as my name suggests) and I volunteer every year at a cheetah conservation abroad. I never would own one, it would be animal abuse at that point.
My cat is more than enough
I always thought hyenas were related to dog's 😅 2:43
I have a friend who was a zookeeper. She tells me the worst pet to have would be a smart one. Smart animals WILL get the better of you and they are always motivated to.
As a farm hand, pet servant, and wildlife observer, %100 can confirm even though I don't have that variety of experience
Your friend is right.. tho the wild ones are the funniest ones! My Red Iguana goes for cuddles to want to rip your face off in a bink of an eye.
Yes this! People often think the smarter the better, but smart animals get bored very easily and need a lot of enrichment. There’s a reason why pet parrots get re-homed so much. Dogs and cats are kind of in that perfect sweet spot where they’re just smart enough that you can form a genuine and mutual bond with them, but they’re also typically not so smart that it becomes a problem.
Eh, people are pretty smart and I have plenty of human friends. I am sure I could make friends with a domesticated racoon. But they are not domesticated, they are wild animals.
Parrots should tell us that already but some people don't look further than the pretty before it's too late
They’re so cute, but it should for sure be a “be cute over there for both our safety” thing
Who's we? You're scared, just say that. If I want the raccoon, I'll have it 😂
@sam-ht6qv
So where's your racoon then?
@sam-ht6qv The raccoon is probably smarter than anyone that wants them as a pet
@sam-ht6qvyou say that now , but they're kinda smelly and mean lol my homegirl had a few
True words.
Kinda makes them seem Australian with the "We homies from a distance" vibe.
The raccoons saw how good dogs & cats were having it, and wanted a piece of that pie as well.
Pugs giving this comment the sideeye
Sure why not- as long they are vaccinated 😕😕🤔
They are keeping their distance because they can see what happened to the dogs.
>implying they are capable of any other form of eyeing.
fr lol
Off topic but hearing "Dashcon" in this day and age; LET ALONE IN THIS VIDEO 😭😭 Gave me some srs whiplash 💔
Seconded
What the fuck did you just say?
you'll be glad to know they made a Dashcon 2 last year, which was reportedly very successful.
@Jaibuprofendont forget the Strange Aeons Muppet Joker duel
If raccoons ever start working with ravens and octopuses…humanity is _over!_
Air, sea, land. The military comparison is obvious.
I expect humanity might by saved by that trio.
I just pictured a crow carrying a raccoon wielding an octopus in his little paws, and the octopus utilizing his arms to unlock things and Commit Crimes. Kinda like a bomber plane.
@dont.ripfuller6587 interestingly, “octopodes” is an equally valid pluralization if you’re keeping it within its original language family of Greek. Although since the word has been fully adopted into English, the correct plural in English is also arguably either “octopuses” or “octopus” (much like “moose”).
That said, language is ever-evolving and in a state of constant negotiation between the speaker and the audience.
Can you imagine? The raccoon riding on a raven, steering it and then telling it exactly when to drop the octopus on our faces!
Lets be real, no ones ready for the Raccoons to go from porch bandit to essentially another child in your house
People tolerate children cause they will eventually grow up. Cant imagine having a perpetual child for a pet and it has opposable thumbs, that just not gonna give you any peace.
I was ready. Best pet I ever had by a mile..
Learn to prepare for, or just embrace the sneaky behavior, the stealing, and how curious they are.. It's all worth it. Just have to go retrieve assorted household items from the backyard sometimes..
I do highly recommend domesticating one as an adult though, as I hear like children, they become a handful during adolescence.. 😬
@ryanr5534 stop encouraging stealing wild animals. Just because it worked out for you doesn't mean someone else won't get their face ripped off. It's bad for the raccoon and the human, just let wildlife be wild.
@ypp0p really?? "stealing?!"
Listen you freak; in biology it's called a symbiotic relationship. A raccoon opted to move in with me, because he prefers fresh sandwiches over raiding my trashcan. And I welcomed it.
I have made clear in other comments, they are not pets for everyone, and have outlined the many unique challenges to having a wild animal around the house..
That said, yes, in the right circumstances, they can be the perfect pet.
Are you one of those people who thinks I also stole my house when I bought it? Just because 10,000yrs ago, a different tribe than my own inhabited the land??
What about dogs? Should we raid the pet stores and set all the pugs free, in the name of stopping theft?!
I have been clear in other posts; they CAN rip your face off. Befriending a raccoon must be done on the raccoon's terms. Mine chose to be a pet. His friends did not. They are not kittens. They aren't one size fits all.
That said; for the right person, in the right situation; my raccoon is literally the perfect pet. Loyal, appreciative (unlike that ungrateful cat), protective, and even goes outside to use the bathroom.. Like a Rottweiler, they can be the perfect pet. But that doesn't mean they are pets for everyone.
@Bionickpunk I have described mine as a baby who climbs, runs, jumps, and opens things.. Yes, they do get into everything. And they do steal. That's okay tho. Just gotta go out to the backyard sometimes, and search for all the missing coasters, wash cloths, and my brother's xbox cord 😂..
He also gets into the pantry sometimes, and rips open the bag of bread. He sees me making him a sandwich, and will try to do the same. He even grabs the condiments etc. But ends up just making a mess..
That said; the mischievous nature makes them more interesting as pets than cats or dogs imo. Certainly not for everyone. But, under the right circumstances, they are the perfect pet. Best pet I ever had, by far.
The creator of dashcon being a raccoon-specilized scientist makes a lot of sense, actually
That lore drop stunned me so fast it took me out of the video for a few minutes, I couldn't hear that and not follow up on it. It's not 100% accurate but the truth is actually crazier - she was only 17 and got put in charge of the social media accounts by the actual event organizers who eventually offloaded more and more responsibility onto her.
@Gilthwixt1 the whole dashcon behind the scenes story is just so damn wild. Strange Aeons made a video on that a while ago and did an interview with Lochlan for that
Made me go "hm, I feel like I know that face" and then "ooooooh, right" when he mentioned dashcon lol
@tezzanoia Literally had her video up while writing the comment after reading a brief article 🤣
Something something rabies pride...
@dannhoff6646 My first thought, as well.
Ask any husky owner what it's like having a pet with the intelligence of a human child.
That's what to expect from a pet raccoon.
Except the husky has hands now…
Poodle owners too. My 10 pound dog toy poodle figured out how to get on the kitchen counter 😭
When I was a kid, my dad brought home two orphaned baby raccoons. My mom had to childproof all the cupboards because it was like having cats with hands. They even arch their back and hiss and purr like cats. I loved them until the wildlife service in Canada took them away from us. Bastards.
@lisabelle7553 ive heard about some governmental wildlife organization taking away monkeys from dudes who they were homies with. Like, taking them to the bar type shit
😂 they’re not that smart my guy
Raccoons are what happens when the bears notice there is an open ecological niche where monkeys should be
"where monkeys should be" speaking of which, or for that matter apes, a stray raccoon got into a zoo exhibit only to get thrown from the tail by chimps!
And that is why I love and respect them
I hope that when they potentially evolve into sapients we'll come back to earth and congratulate them
If we still exist that is
Never woulda happened if we hadn't sent all the monkeys to DC.
Ur pfp
But raccoons have better personalities; urban monkeys like baboons and macaques are rude assholes.
humans are rather large and jumpy creatures that are very good at bludgeoning things to death with sticks and rocks, i'm not surprised that "being chill" is a valuable trait for surviving around us
Not just bludgeon, we have a vast array of ways of morally injuring animals, and we are compared to other animals the most capable of complex group hunting. So much so we became bored of other animals fight and in a way even hunt other humans
Yep my dad would full fist punch pur raccoon in the face and or hit him with hard objects or a whip and whatever he can to hurt him I hated it -_- he would run to me and behind me knowing I would save him from my dad and keep him safe I mean I'd disaplin him to but with a small stick tht would klunk the top of his head like if u bopped some1 in the head with a TV remote basically si he learned tht it only hapennd when he was being bad but he listend most times only big issue I had was keeping him separated from my dog after he accidentally hurt her and she hated him wanted to kill him after that so I got bit alot by both my dog and my raccoon trying to keep them from hurting 1 another needed stiches few times but I didnt care I still wouldn't harm them just cuz I got bit or scratched badly I still loved him very much and he loved me too ❤
Look how well it goes for Capybaras, and how much humans like them
@heatherleigh4922bro has survival instincts of a saltwater fish in fresh waterwater
@heatherleigh4922 your dad sounds like a violent monster. I'm sorry you had to grow up with that. I feel so bad for your raccoon being beaten by a grown man. Absolutely disgusting.
15:33 the ability for Mexico to make anything chihuahua shaped and the ability for USA to make anything fatter and fluffier is incredible
If you are referring to the ones in this video then they are in Toronto, which is in Canada. Anywhere they go that is easy to get calorie packed food with little effort is going to produce fatter animals.
In the end, all roads lead to crab
@richardbossman9875 I'm pretty sure we taught Canada how to get diabetes, to be fair. That's why they had to invent insulin.
@thestarseeker8196 Yes. Crab eating. Crab eating raccoons, crab eating macaque, crab eating foxes, crab eating apes building Joe's Crab Shack
@DragonTigerBossno Canada has their own trash food
favorite racoon story. in scouts around 79 we were on a winter over night in a lean too. we had the opening covered with a tarp. and some one left a chocolate cake on the table... danny lannin had a metalic space blanket over his sleeping bag... the racoon walked up danny and had cake while standing on him. he gave out such a yell.. still his friend over 60 years.
Genuinely confused why anyone wants a pet who could just. Easily open doors. Whenever they want.
Cause racoons are awesome 😆 Seriously though ive had a few as rescues and they were great dudes an gals.
I will add this, all the ones ive had were raised from pups like super super young so I was able to deal with getting them to learn not to do things without getting bitten or them getting aggressive etc. They arent good pets, maybe in many more years but they are still in the domestication process if it continues.
I want a raccoon solely because of their hands. I will let them get away with anything they are so cute.
And with opposable thumbs so they can hold a knife ...
Imagine tho: the FIRST pet smart enough to grab you a beer?!?!? And opposable thumbs?!?!? I’d straight have the lil guy rolling joints. Imagine the possibilities!!!and they are all guilt free!!! (Workers rights don’t apply to animals). If I could have a pet that could clean my toilet, roll me a joint, and grab me a beer. That would be paradise.
Camping in northern NJ in the late '90's; me and two friends woke up to raccoons... robbing us. Not stealing from us; robbing us. There was one raccoon for each of us, plus the one going through our food.
They stood on our chests and bared their teeth, growling directly into our faces while the one going through the cooler stole beer, potato chips and a bag of hot dogs.
They backed out of the tents and all three of us swore we could practically HEAR them telling us to count to 100 before we started breathing again.
I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
They wear bandit masks for a reason
😂❤
I think the secret lies in their hands. Hands make using your brain way easier. They may even replace humans one day, who knows.
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Top post 😂😂😂
My cousin had a skunk self adopted itself into his life. He was afraid of getting sprayed so he never chased it away. Now it's just part of life on his property and sometimes in his house. He doesn't feed it though.
The fact that the tanuki is getting outdone by gaijin trash pandas must be absolutely hilarious to the kitsune.
I don't know anything about Japanese folklore, but getting outdone by complete randoms on your own home turf will always be funny from an outsider perspective.
Until the kitsune realizes it's next.
As a resident near Huntsville Alabama, our team mascot and name is the trash pandas, and I’m hoping we get an actual raccoon mascot
@junova7503 How? They already coexist with raccoons in America.
@junova7503 A foreign invasion finally being the thing to unite tanuki and kitsune populations would go hard 😂
I once saw a raccoon grab a stray cat and drag it off into the woods, never to be seen again. I was like 15 at the time and it was around 3 in the morning. I heard the cat, ran outside to see what was going on only to see a raccoon dragging it away. I tried to chase it off but it just ran faster with the cat! No one ever believes me because they don't think raccoons are capable of it. They're terrifyingly smart *and* strong animals!
Was probably a weakened cat or a big racoon in most cases they wouldnt really have a definitive winner since both cant completly get an upper Hand
Not saying racoons arent Strong but it seems people qre forgetting/underrating cats (especsially pets strays and smaller wild onrs) compared to other animals physically
I’ve seen a raccoon kick a dog’s butt.
My former landlady had this absolute George Burns of a cat, must've been littered in the Nixon administration. Basically just a stack of dusty fur. So old you think it's purring but no it's just its bones rubbing together. Anyway this lethargic old demon of a cat had one activity she loved. Like the one thing that would just get her back into kittenhood. And that hobby, that joie de vivre? Committing felony assault on the raccoons. This was on Vashon Island, WA, where the raccoons are about the size of a fifth grader. And this bony nonagenarian goblin cat would just go for it, the moment she saw one. probably figured she was gonna die any minute so might as well go out with some fun? IDK. But the raccoons were absolutely terrified of her, kinda like Brendan Fraser running from the mummy I guess.
I don't get the rivalry between the cats and raccoons. But my sister has wild raccoons in her backyard and they always fight with the cats.
@tle6860 After the same resources.
We had a racoon get stuck inside a municipal building I worked at. We tried our best to get it safely back out by tempting it with pet treats but now it just goes on patrol with whatever guard has that building. It refuses to leave, has learned to use the water fountains and motion automated sinks, and we named it Officer Pompoko after the japanese movie.
Aww, I want an office mascot!
They also carry brain eating parasites.
@SeptimiusSeverusRexso does the US secretary of health, doesn't matter if the raccoon has a rich friend
Enters Office
Refuses to Leave
Recieves Name
Mission Accomplished
@jedinxf7 🏆 best response!
Anyone wondering about Aesops test, it is the one with the tube of water withfood floating in which he introduces as "in another test" making it sound like he's moved on to something new.
"They don't need the help... and your help is not helping." Amen (17:21)
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Neither did the early wolves. And yet, after thousands of years, it became a mostly mutually beneficial relationship... at least until someone decided it was a good idea to create pugs... 😬
My raccoon chose the help. And in an area where trashcans become their primary diet, I really see no harm in replacing trash with a sandwich.
But obviously, it comes down to the individual. Most in my area don't trust people. This one however, had ambitions as a part-time pet, at least after tasting non-trashed food... And I obliged.
But as I emphasize in a comment above, wild animals are NOT for everyone..
@ryanr5534 if you're feeding your pet raccoon sandwiches you are slowly killing your pet, which explains why it doesn't have the energy to destroy your house.
@ypp0p you are killing your brain by listening to your own bs.
What exactly do you think the raccoon is subsisting on inside trashcans and dumpsters?
My raccoon is quite healthy, has plenty of energy, and still goes out and runs with his wild buddies almost every night..
His fav food is sandwiches. And it diversifies his diet from catfood and trash.
No, it's not bad for them. In civilized areas, they have been living off of processed garbage for generations now; same as the people there. Only difference is; what I give him is fresh, wheat bread, not bleached white in a soggy trashcan. And the fruits and nuts present in peanut butter and natural blueberry preserves, are closer to the nutrients they would crave in their natural diet, from before their micro-evolution made them full time trash-bandits.
How about you stop searching the internet for something to be angry about, and step outside and see the world. You aren't ready for the internet, you are going to be late for the short bus.
@ryanr5534 urban raccoons suffer from very high rates of diabetes, so your arguement is terrible. You're getting very defensive and aggressive which probably means you know I'm right lol. Also cat food has excessive taurine which will eventually cause organ failure, please at least switch to a diet of dog food and fruit. And I'm not looking for things to be mad at, I just saw you underneath every single comment spreading dangerous advice encourging other people to keep raccoons as pets. I worked in wildlife rescue for years and I met SO MANY people like you who kept wild animals in their houses and insisted it was fine until one day the animal did one aggressive thing on instinct and legally had to be put down, or the animal got released and started terrorising people for food and put itself in danger. Because it's always fine until it's not. And its even worse for raccoons because the only way to accurately test them for rabies is to decapitate them. Is your raccoon at least vaccinated? They can pass a lot of diseases to humans, not just rabies via bites.
Opossums are on that weird spot of the cute bell curve that they’re so ugly them become cute again
I agree. I have one as a pet who is potty trained and is cute as a button
Again, California girl and I promise you that opossums, raccoons, rats, mice, birds, squirrels, chipmunks, any animal that your puppy will chill with, save it.
Yep
why arent they called possums? Opossums sound like irish possums, O'Possum
sorry, I've been watching Breaking Bad for the first time
I've heard of possums getting angry, but I think those were more threat than violent. There are far more stories of violent raccoons. Most possums are slow and pokey.
Love the shoutout to the Pygmy raccoon’s plight and the researchers helping them. That sort of stuff is what makes your channel a cut above most others.
This just presents us with one question to ask about US for we are animals too and are not above or outside domestication, the difference is that we domesticate ourselves through society not with another species.
My hubby still has scars from being mauled by his classroom's "pet" raccoon back in the 80s. Poor guy is still terrified of them. People who try to interact with them in the wild are in the FA stage about to hit the FO stage.
Yes!!! They are wild animals, even though small and cute. They also carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Wild animals have different diseases than cats abs dogs. We don’t have immunity against these “wild” viruses and diseases. People should really stop with domestication of wild animals. Wild belong in the wild. And they will for sure learn to use keys and open the doors, there will be no cafe to keep them. It’s a recipe for disaster. They will take over the world, literally
@Casualphilosopher-db9gythere’s also rabies…
Yeah, raccoons are **not** your friend. Urban raccoons are probably cooler around people but I still wouldn't get close to one.
My friend was attacked by her dad's pet raccoon she would never come to my house if I had one
@Casualphilosopher-db9gymy dad used to say{regarding wild animals in general}, "they belong out in the wild where they belong." There was zero wiggle room for any further discussion, still holds it's ground today. Cheers
I saw someone comment that you wouldn’t want a pet raccoon. “They have the devil’s mischief”, she said.
A raccoon tried to kill/eat one of my two pet (they are my babies) ducks (took a chunk out of her bill), then successfully killed the other one and hardly ate any of her but left her torn up body for me to find (broke her neck, ate the bill off her face and some of her underbelly) and keeps coming back to try to get the one that's still here that it tried to eat first. It always climbs up over the fence before I can spot it, but I can see its little eye shining through the fence sometimes when I get the flashlight afterward, like it's mocking me. Happened again half an hour ago. So yeah, "mischief" is a bit sugarcoated. I came across this video and comment because I searched up "killing raccoons with a gun," because a gun is what I have since racoon traps didn't work.
@eyeballstastefunny Hope you avenge your duck 🙏
@im_bored2939 👍
@eyeballstastefunny Why dont you just blast them with an airsoft gun or something right between those luminescent eyes? They might live but they sure wouldn't come back
It's absolutely true. I used to be a rehabber and trust me. The last pet you want is a raccoon. They are destructive and can be downright vicious. And I have never in all of my years of working with animals met another creature as tenacious and stubborn as a raccoon.
I work at a museum and there is a family of raccoons that live in the ceiling and rafters. They gave up on trapping and removing them. They steal snacks from the gift shop and peek over the rafter when we arrive for our shift.
I could trap them easy, cage traps don't work. Use a snare or dog proof coon trap. I trapped over 60 raccoons in 2025. 6 so far this year.
Yep, cage traps do work though. ONCE. Then they learn though, and paw traps do the job all the time.
My by rocket got his mobility nerfed so much he's gonna have to start taking the train to get anywhere lol
Raccoons are scary smart, and I'm convinced theyre smarter than we realize. I used to work nights, so Id be up at all hours even on my days off. I once had a some late-night movie watching interrupted by what sounded like a cat trying to imitate whalesong coming from my carport. I poked my head out a window to see about a dozen raccoons of various sizes *sitting* (on their haunches) *in a perfect circle* while one large raccoon stood i the center of the circle, "talking" and gesticulating wildly. This went on for minutes, then suddenly the "talking" one dropped to all fours, quickly followed by the rest, and then they instantly scattered into the darkness. At the time I lived two hours south of Toronto, so same stock as the UberCoons of t-dot
Bandit sermon
@akimbo990Definitely the beginnings of some kind of a religion
OH MY GOD RACCOON CHURCH
..!!!??!
It was a political rally
They're planning a revolution
Fun fact, raccoons are smart enough to "hire" babysitters. When I was little this raccoon was coming by nearly daily. We never directly fed her but she'd help herself to cat food. After a while she came by with her three babies. Then the next day she brought her babies up on our deck while my parents were out there drinking their morning coffees, chittered at her babies to stay, then went off to forge without her kids in tow. Came back like an hour later picked up her kids and left. After roughly a week of this, dad went to pet one of the babies and momma raccoon grabbed his hand in her mouth and lightly bit. Not enough to draw blood, but enough to make sure dad got the message of "I trust you to watch them, do not touch them." She kept bringing her kids until they were bigger. I assume big enough they could be trusted to forge with her without issues. It's not very common, but I have heard similar stories from other people as well.
soooooooooooo amazing. i read recently about a woman and her family who have bonded with squirrels. they raised some squirrels from newborns and one of them as an adult squirrel 😂 comes back every season with her new litter of baby squirrels and sometimes stores them in the enclosures the woman made for the squirrels. so cute 😊
They don't "hire" babysitters so much as dump their young into grey fox dens without consent. There is a video of such an act from a female raccoon dumping her young into the den of a Grey Fox family in Texas and it angered the foxes so much that they nearly killed the cub.
@DR3ADER1 well yeah, that's why hire was in quotes. She basically checked we weren't going to eat her kids and said "your problem now, be back in an hour or so"
@13vatra that's not hiring that's stealing labor, ain't no way she gonna venmo 😭😭😭
@QuantumConundrumquotes.
I don’t forget they are predators. I have chickens.
So are cats and dogs
@britishhalfwit8804I’m aware. He said “ let’s not forget that raccoons are predators “
Yupppp, same. Had quite a few chickens murdered by raccoons
Build a better coop
I also don't forget that they're wild animals, because they spread rabies like nobody's business.
My boi said Trash Ninjas 😂😂😂 And robbern hood's 😂 And Wash Bears
I had a pet raccoon named Nibbler. He was a menace. He was as smart as a toddler, could climb like a monkey, and was as curious as a cat. He lived the ripe old age of 16. RIP, Nibbler. Miss ya every day, buddy.
Aww... RIP Nibbler 🥰.
How did you get him?
@Noone-d6u Took him in from a lady that ran an animal rescue.
My granny had one that loved going through your pockets
RIP Nibbler!
The part about skunks is SO TRUE, I met a pet skunk once, they were so adorable and did well with everyone.
I have a pet skunk! His name is Pepe le Pew. He's amazing. He's super smart, and lazy, and really loves to cuddle. He started to get an attitude as soon as he hit puberty, but that immediately went away as soon as he was fixed. I do have a permit, and he is legal.
@jordanbarker9206
I would love to have a ferret, but now I'm wondering if they are a combination between a skunk and a raccoon (personality wise) 😂😂
@MeganLeffingwelltwo of my best friends have kept ferrets for years. Their first one was kind of nippy but only if she thought that she could get away with it. Their current ferret is the sweetest little girl! In my experience ferrets are asleep 20-21 hours a day and the rest of the time they're eating, pooping, and hording toys (or whatever they deem is a toy). Honestly though for an animal that's asleep for a much as it is I can't understand how they produce the volume of poop that they do. It just doesn't seem to add up 😂
@MeganLeffingwell I had a ferret. And while yes, she was cute and smart, and funny, she also was infuriating to own. Ferrets are poop machines. They poop so much you'll start to wonder how an animal so small can produce so much crap so regularly. And no matter how much you train them to use a litterbox, even having several litterboxes around the flat, they'll still manage to take a dump in some corner somewhere or under the bed. I don't regret having a ferret back then. But I certainly never gonna get one again.
@MeganLeffingwellferret mom here, They're in the same mustelid family as a skunk ! I believe their husbandry is similar but I don't know that for sure . It is they're high maintenance pets that require alot of time , money and attention but the pay off is amazing ! My Stinkerpants is an amazing little creature and stole my heart from day one ... And then he stashed it behind the couch.
Guys we still cant contain cats we dont need other creature that see us as equals
Cats contain us - the more cats people have, the less babies.
@maryjanedodoI genuinely can’t tell if this is satire holy
Cat's do NOT see us as equals... We are their subordinates. And that's a kind way of putting it..
But yes; raccoons view us as equals.
06:15
"There's an unsettling overlap between
the smartest raccoons and
the dumbest humans"
🤣 🤣 🤣
OR (in other words)
Great Racoon Philosophers > Average Human
I can confirm the opossums are hella chill I used to have one as a pet he would live in my drawer and for some reason did not like my mom but he never attacked her only avoided her
Ya, they can be super sweet little critters. They live short lives and can't get rabies
@zeekeno823 To clarify, they _can_ get rabies, but rarely do because their body temp doesn't match rabies comfort zone. So if you see one acting aggressive, keep even more distance.
@LabGecko ah, that's neat. I heard they couldn't get rabies because their body temps ran too high, but it's good to know they still can. It's a bad idea to get bitten by anything anyway
Common names for a collection of raccoons include a nursery, a gaze, or a mask.
My write in candidate is a "robbery"
A mafia of Racoon bandits
Gaze is funny cause they literally just stand there staring at you if you catch the m by surprise 😂
1:47 "raccoons werent just built for the city, they were forged by it" is such a hard line dude 😎
"Born into it, molded by it"
I respect the Raccoon grind
Raised by the streets.
i think the reason that racoon city in resident evil got its name is because noticeable patches of the city were mainly populated by them
This sentence reeks of AI
never heard of a raccoon being referred to as a "sheisty cat" 🤣 love it
3:05 is no one gunna talk about how funny this is I've never seen him do this type of stuff in his video
That was pretty funny but now I’m wondering who that chick is lol.
@derpstick5467 The show the shots are from is 2 broke girls, the character is Max Black, the actress is Kat Dennings.
Yeah, that was pretty risque for this channel, but it was funny as hell.
Kat Dennings jumpscare had me rolling
@Reurakucan you explain please? i dont get the reference.
Man, I frickin love trash pandas, but they are absolute menaces when they’re mad.
My great aunt had one of these little monsters. He hated everyone who wasn't my great aunt and we hated him right back.
😂😂😂
If you remove the spray gland from a skunk, they a basically just a cat
3:05 The loudest, and only genuine reaction you'll get from this guy 🤣
Edit: First time I’ve ever got 1k likes thx guys
No kidding 😂
“The Kinkyj-NOOOOO!!!!”
Nah, he genuine in a lot of circumstances, but thats defo his loudest. If not there, then here 17:18
😂😂😂
Kat Dennings 🫦
It's time to learn whether or not Rigby from Regular Show reflects real life raccoons lmao
Maybe this is why Benson never fired Rigby because he’s always gonna come back
@braedonbourque8327 I remember that one episode where Benson replaced the two but work in the park wasn't the same. Plus, growing up is realizing Benson was actually a very good boss, he just gets put to his limits because of how much Mordecai and Rigby slack off
well he definitely acts like one.
Big props for tagging a raccoon specialist yt channel in your description
Dashcon in my comfy Animal lore channel? Did not see that crossover coming
4:20 so they're basically like fuzzy octopuses as far as problem solving
I want one lol
PBS did a documentary on them quite a while ago. They said that raccoons ' reasoning skills rival that of dolphins and people. After having raised an orphan trask panda and then releasing it at a wildlife preserve with caretakers on site, I don't doubt it one bit. I've had several generations of the same family of raccoons that have lived in my backyard. They've become (without interference) more docile, less destructive, and pretty much think they're cats. Oh, and they've become "day walkers." I can totally see them becoming domesticated like cats sometime in the future.
9:34 That's one HELL of a resume omg
like a baseball bat to the chest
Screamed WHAT at the top of my lungs. The sheer shock I experienced was overwhelming.
Small world, eh?
If you're the creator of DashCon and you aren't in prison, nothing you say deserves to be heard. Genuine scumbag
A scammer and a biologist? Baseball huh?
ahh i finally have a relevant anecdote!! i had a buddy from some completely rural part of nm, i don't remember if it was on rez or not. a mama raccoon gave birth behind their home, and after a few days left w her kids but left a runt behind. dude's family watched it hang around for a few more days & believed it was just gonna starve to death if no one did anything. since they were nowhere near a vet or anything like a sanctuary, they essentially took it in and raised it as a pet. obviously not something really anyone else should be doing or copying lol, but i can proudly report that the lil fella was a lot healthier when i met him (and that when those mfs grow up around people they loveee belly rubs lmao)
Pet peeve of mine is the misunderstood way of writing loveee, when it has ALWAYS been looove.
Try saying it aloud and see i am right.
@budgiefriendFeel like it’s more of a luuuve tbh, although it could be my accent.
3:06 that cut honestly caught me so damn off guard 😂
I volunteer at a wild animal rehab n I can't stress enough RACCOONS DON'T LIKE YOU! Oh they'll use you but they don't like you. Even if unable to be released they will only tolerate one or two people.
Like my ex!! But cuter !!😅😅😅😅
@jamesbeeching6138Fun fact; Orphaned raccoon kits are initially super sweet and easy to care for...then it changes. As they age they become increasingly hissy, pissy, and mean A.F! That's how you know they're ready for release. Sounds like relationship advice too.
@denisia1111absolutely the truth. Been there myself
Remember the lady who was feeding the raccoons, until a gang of them showed up in her front yard and trapped her in her house? Yeah raccoons should be loved from a distance. I like them, but they need their freedom.
Vicious lil srekcuf....do not forget that for a hot second.
15:14 not even a couple hundred. IIRC there’s only 120 in the wild. If it makes you feel any better, nessy has made some behavioural discoveries with the Pygmy that she’s not allowed to share on social media (not even tumblr lol)
We'll never know how well they behave in ball pits...
Why isn't she allowed to share the info? Does it compromise their safety?
@music79075that or there's a groundbreaking research paper in the works and it needs to be kept NDA
@music79075It’s because my advisor said because it’s so groundbreaking that other biologists might attempt write about the behavior (which they would technically be allowed to do if I posted the video online or described it) before I can publish something.
@NessieExplains ah ok. Hopefully she posts her paper too.
when i worked in a national park i was so strict about tourist trying to feed the raccoons. it's cute to you but it's me theyre coming back to harass when im on my lunch break
Thanks for explaining habituation vs. domestication. I always learn so much from this channel.
Casual THANK YOU SO MUCH for involving Nessie in your research! Amidst the buzz of raccoon 'domestication' her take was the only rebuttal to the headlines id seen and I so appreciate your research involving her and highlighting the plight of the Cozumel racoon! Great work
Thank you!
12:04 Dude almost won a Darwin Award right there
Almost got both himself and the bear killed for doing what any self-respecting animal would do in that situation.
This guy knows ball
nah dude was distracting the bear cause their was little kids about to exit that building
As far as I know he was trying to get bears attention from group of children
I seez I petz
After that whale video he made to try and ease Skitten's fears, it was only a matter of time before we got the raccoon video to mess with Chavezz.
W PFP!
@PostinitThanks. I figured it would be appropriate for this video.
Your commentary always brightens my day and helps me learn something new.
2:22 they're actually renewed until season 40 as of September 2025, It never ends
That's 💯 the stare!!! Tell me that ain't the "You're locked in here with ME!" stare!!!!! Omg...what we done!! 😮
Beep boop
6:30 this reminds me of the first time that someone told me that if I just think about it, I can look at a texture like peeling paint or smooth fabric and it just comes natural how it would feel to lick it with my tongue. Not the taste it, but the sensation it would bring.
This is, in fact, something that all humans are capable of. I can't remember what it's called, but it is a documented phenomenon.
That sounds autistic as hell, and I mean that in a good (and quirky) way as someone on the spectrum myself lol 😅
@illusiveelk2558tell me if you remember.
4:33 is just your typical d&d player with puzzles
that kinkajou bit gave off the same vibe as that old looney tunes stag reel gag
"The kinkych- NO!"
Plus he added a 2 broke girls reference😂❤
13:04 “1940s Germany did not see that coming” 😂
the kinky je.. NOOO
If friend shaped...
...why friend shaped?
me and you have different definitions of friend shaped
But possessed by the devil's mischief.
Punt it
This mofo started the zombie epidemic. If any future archaeologists are looking through the archives...
We (in Toronto) still use those bins, and they are good, but you need to also employ a bungee cable under tension too strong for those wee little t-rex arms to open.
Yeah, I live in Toronto too and that's the one part of this video I took issue with.
The lockable green bins have been quite effective at keeping raccoons out since they usually just knock it over and give up.
The footage of raccoons actually turning the handle is the exception, not the rule.
@wisemage0 Absolutely, it's really a good bin. There are a lot of negative things you can say about Toronto these days, but the green bins... those are ok.
Wow, just discovered you good sir. I've been marathoning your back catalog. Amazing stuff.
I once caught a baby raccoon in a cage trap because he kept going through my garbage and he was absolutely adorable. Chittering, grabby paws, baby eyes, would accept treats and water through the gaps in the cage, just an absolute baby. Well, up until I moved the cage and he went absolutely ballistic in a way I didn't think even a raccoon could. The amount of force being thrown around nearly knocked the cage out of my hand.
The raccoons are close to what the German word for raccoon says literally: wash bear. More bear then wash. Very strong for their size, and they are large enough.
They should never be caged for long periods. They will literally go crazy. Their intelligence is way too high.
@mockgothgurl I kept them in a 12 ft x 10 ft bedroom facing north with 5 windows to look out of. The very idea a a bored Raccoon is scary.
@jamesblossom-f9m
Yes! They need a separate room just for them, and tons of enrichment things.
@mockgothgurl Luckily they weren't in a cage very long and I released the little guy somewhere else (they were big enough to be on their own)
3:05 Damn
"NOO--"
Who is that even
@JosiahtheMessiah-11809 I agree we need to know... For Science
Kat Dennings, and i am almost certain that she plays Max in 2 Broke Girls and is where the clip is from
i saw a racoon outside my apartment door and my lord that girl was huge. she scared the shit out of me, but I really had to fight the urge to make a new friend
If not friend, why friendly shaped?
@sysbofh Me moments before being mauled by a grizzly
@Dionysian.Cryptid >cue in that one guy hugging *a honey badger
@Dionysian.Cryptid Or getting rabies from a raccoon. The disease spreads best by making the host animal *_SEEM_* more docile and friendly. Then it bites and scratches you.
Yeah, it's a good thing you didn't. Bats get a bad rep for being "rabies carriers" but rabies is much more common in raccoons. And trust me, rabies is FAFO in the worst way.
There should be school classes committed to just showing your videos, you make learning sooo worth it.
About that study… chances are people upload the raccoon photos they find the cutest, meaning the data is already skewed to begin with.
I also question that they were able to reliably find a 3% difference from pictures.
Another flaw with the study is that in reality it doesn’t even show raccoons evolving to be more domesticated. It just rediscovered raccoon subspecies.
I was sitting in a deer stand one evening when a family of raccoons showed up. There was a feeder in a nearby tree hung from a limb by a rope. This feeder was a big can with a motorized device set to disperse corn at only certain times of the day. The mother raccoon climbed the tree, walked down the limb and slid down the rope to the top of the feeder. She then proceeded to swing the feeder Tarzan style until it banged against the trunk of the tree multiple times, spilling corn from the feeder each time. After she'd gotten enough to feed her family, she reversed the process and they all dined on a huge pile of corn.
*nom*
*nom*
*nom*
*nom*
why would someone put an automatic food dispenser in the wild, besides to illegally trap game? even with no racoons involved, this begs so many questions.
@esc8engn many states allow baiting for deer and higher bag limits due to over population
I hate hunters and poachers
@pointysidedownHunting is perfectly acceptable to do if you intend to use the kill for meat. It helps keep populations under control when regulated and helps maintain a stable balance within an ecosystem. Besides, it's ten times more humane than the meat you buy from the grocery store.
Opossums are severely underrated. They're awesome, sweet and beneficial to the environment.
Opossums would definitely be a kind of animal that would be a good pet. Racoons are much more troublesome.
That Over the Hedge video game music is so nostalgic! I always used RJ & Hammy.
As someone who's absolutely fascinated with raccoons, I enjoyed this video, and also want to add something noteworthy! First Lady to President Coolridge had a pet raccoon named Rebecca. Raccoons -have- successfully been pets before, however, just because it's been done, doesn't mean it's a good idea. Unless you're an expert on them, besides any possible legal issues, you'd have to do your best to provide immunization with whatever options your local pet doc has, provide massive amounts of training, be prepared for massive amounts of training to likely fail, and have a lot of spare money as well as patience. As much as I love raccoons, and am very passionate about them, just because they have proven tameable before does not mean it is in your best interest to do so. Just admire them as part of nature.
👍 Better for everyone.
Key points being massive amounts of both money and patience, yep. Also discipline. And since most people are too lazy or weak-willed to their pets' baby-faces to even be consistent about things like "no human food" and "needs lots of exercise and play *with you, owner!* not just inanimate toy objects, unless you want property destruction and howling" and "take time to train them out of lunging at every person/dog they see on walks"... yeah, it would certainly go even less-well with racoons.
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It's also just terrible that people forget even our familiar pets are animals that when scared or in pain can lash out. We have had a decent amount of time to become collectively familiar with dogs, cats etc. general limits, traits and triggers, but people still trespass on them every day. If suddenly racoons, with whom we are generally much less educated on, were available as pets... it'd be every problem we've ever had with dogs, but worse, plus extra new ones.
3:05
"The kinky jew"
😂
I love it!!
Kat Dennings is easily one of my top Hollywood crushes.
13:04 omg 😭
Awwww but they are so cuuuute tho.....I don't want them as a pet, but I'm not against other people trying it and me seeing how it's going online lol
That polar bear doesnt want to be domesticated........It just wants to eat....
I've seen the same behavior from Neoguri in South Korea, which are pretty much the same as raccoon dogs in other parts of East Asia. We called them Benjo Wookies because they were often seen around Benjo ditches (basically open air sewer drainage canals in Korea). I had one of those guys follow me home one night at about 1 AM while I was alone, he was hiding behind trees so every time I turned around to see what that sound was I couldn't see him. Then finally when I was sure I was being followed I spoke in a low voice "whoever's behind me show yourself now"...I kid you not he slowly came out from behind the tree and started dancing around like he wanted to play 😂. These guys are usually evasive, I've never seen one in the open before and if I did it was running for cover. But this one actually wanted to play or maybe that was his way of begging for food. So I laughed and continued towards home, he kept following but wasn't shy about it from that point on so we played together until I reached my destination. I was also drunk and no one else was around so I was being extra goofy trying to match his energy lol. That was a cool experience, I'm glad I decided to leave my friends at the bar that night!
I adore raccoons (as seen in my profile pic) but I'd never want one as a pet. Not only because they'd eat you out of house and home, literally, but anything that smart shouldn't be in captivity just for our amusement.
Raccoon is a beta latch key kid
Give them a clicker for the garage and our problem's solved
Buddy they can open lids and shit i wouldn't say they're smarter than birds and octopuses thst we do keep in captivity
@princetchalla2441😂😂😂😂😂
Maybe it's the other way round, we will be there for their amusement
A smart animal is great, a really smart animal is really bad!
16:29 speaking of, It never made sense to me that when people want exotic animals they always choose the more agressive or dangerous ones, like tigers , caracals or iguanas. It is especially weird when there are better options of exotic animals that are more docile to humans like cheetahs (I’m not incouraging to domesticate them it’s just that they would make more sense as an exotic pet)
Or my Jack Russel Chihuahua, lol.
I joke. But. Like.
I an glad she's only. What, 20 pounds? 8 kg? Something like that
I agree, as a reptile owner. I never understood why Green Iguanas are one of the most common species of reptiles sold when there are many better species of lizards to keep. There are so many bearded dragons and leopard geckos that need homes.
@1mrcow143 This comment just reminds me that I want to get a leopard gecko or a hognose snake so bad but any time I have the space or money something comes up >.>
With the cheetah there’s a potential benefit to keeping it as a pet. The species is dying (yes, to habitat loss, but also because they are just very bad at being a cat), and keeping one alive is preserving the genetic diversity of the species, even if it’s just a little bit.
@1mrcow143 As another reptile owner, green iguanas became popular through mass breeding and availability. they're also herbivores, which is a diet that doesnt involve bugs and means you can buy their whole food menu at the local grocery store.
While male green iguanas can get hormonal, there's a bulk of them that do not actually spend their day plotting to rip your hand off. it's that domestication part mentioned in this video, having a more docile personality. it's genetic and very possible, iguanas have very interesting personalities under the right circumstances.
A bunch of breeders many years ago weren't exactly looking to breed for a companion animal, just a popular product... which means they weren't picking any individuals with good traits, such as ones with a calm demeanor as breeders, which likely led to a lot of green iguanas bred with less of a calm personality.
These days people want animals you can interact with, back then?
Those animals were just display things, meant as talking pieces for guests. having a lizard as a family member would have gotten you immediately excluded.
3:05 Okay I didn't see that coming and about spat my drink all over my work bench
0:48 it is literally just for the trash/enviromental thing. This was also recorded in birds who lived on college campus; unlike the others if their species they didnt have seeds easily accessible, seeds instead being replaced with bread which caused their beak shape to change to better eat it
Yeah, but that could have a secondary effect, selecting themselves to look cuter.
Or, selecting for cute looks changes changes then in a way that makes trash foraging return better nutritional results.
Cuter looks👉 increase survival chances👉 increases cuter looks and so on
Or adapting for trash diet selected for cuteness, selected for domestication, further selected for cuteness, even better trash panda.
Evolution is a lot more like Jenga than falling dominoes
Do you know the study? Because you're essentially talking about forced generational change to adapt. That's not how evolution works.
Ok scientist
He literally just said that like tf
it isnt evolution though, the ones with shorter snouts are different breeds
its like the researchers forgot thats a thing that happens
16:34 I was once allowed to pet a skunk (who'se scent glands were inactive or removed, I don't remember), but it was like a little cat, so soft and adorable
Mule deer have also adapted to life in cities in Canada. The does spend almost all of their time in rural towns since there’s a lot of food and bears, cougars, and coyotes tend to stay away or get dealt with. This has lead to generations of mule deer growing up in and living around humans, to the point where we know when to be on our toes when walking our dogs. In Spring, does become very protective of their fawns when non-deer quadrupeds are involved and will step up if you get too close. October-November is when the bucks roll in when they’re in rut, so you either steer clear or carry a stick (or have a mean right hook) to save yourself or your dog an expensive lesson.
I swear, I’ve seen these deer waiting for a red light before crossing the street, they’re that habituated.
"In Spring, does become very protective of their fawns... October-November is when the bucks roll in when they’re in rut, so you either steer clear or carry a stick... to save yourself or your dog an expensive lesson."
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: o Wow, That's... not a pro/con bullet point I would ever have expected to have to factor in when considering future moves. It sounds horribly dangerous for someone like me, who already suffers from the dangers of fellow humans and/or landscape features courtesy of the hyperfocus and absent-mindedness 'gifted' to me by ADHD. : s
When I lived in Orlando they would walk up to you with their hands out like polite little masked beggars.
5:09 Not the Racoon completely ignoring the twerking skunk right on it's side🤣
My favourite part!
Hahahaha I didn't realize when I saw the video. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. It made my day.
lmao not twerking 😂😂😂
The raccoon will notice it in a second when it gets sprayed lmao
Always need more full vids from this account
Love the Opossum plug. They're really way better suited to being pets, and also completely adorable.
Their little “ :V “ mouths are so funny
I think they're among the ugliest animals out there, they just look like they're meant to carry diseases. It's actually weird to me that some people look at them and utter the word "cute" 😂
I know right?? I have so many animals on my hate list for this reason. Damn pretty privilege. Cats, Raccoons, Foxes, Wild ferrets, Screw them all. THERE'S ONLY ROOM FOR ONE TRASH ANIMAL HERE AND IT'S ME
@r@rovers141 homie fell for evolutionary bait😂
They only live 3 years though
Thanks for spreading the word about the pygmy racoon
One of the other things keeping raccoons out of the pet category is the parasites they tend to carry.
The kinki nooooooo😂😂😂 bro finish the sentence