Raccoon
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The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is a middlin mammal hamelt tae North Americae. The raccoon is the maist muckle memmer o the procyonid faimily; it ranges frae 40 tae 70 cm (16 tae 28 in) lang an wechtin as 3.5 tae 9 kg (8 tae 20 lb). Its grayish coat maistly consists o dense underfur that insulates again cauld wather. Twa o the raccoon's maist kenspeckle features is its extremely dexterous front paws an its facial mask. Raccoons is kenspeckle for thair intelligence, wi studies shawin that thay can mynd the solution tae tasks for up tae three year.[3] Raccoons is maistly nocturnal. Thay're omnivores; the diet o the raccoon consists o aboot 40% invertebrates, 33% plant fuids, an 27% vertebrates. They eat mice, ferrets, kinnens, birds, fish, frogs, turtles, lizards, eggs, insects, wirms, fruit an nits. Raccoons is eaten by tods, wouves, coyotes, beirs, eagles, houlets, cougars, lynx an bobcats.
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Raccoon | |
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Californie raccoon (P. l. psora), Lawer Klamath Naitional Wildlife Refuge in Californie | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Faimily: | Procyonidae |
Genus: | Procyon |
Species: | P. lotor |
Binomial name | |
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Native range in reid, introduced range in blue | |
Synonyms | |
Ursus lotor Linnaeus, 1758 |
The oreeginal habitats o the raccoon is deciduous an mixed wid, but due tae thair adaptability thay hae stendit thair range tae mountainous auries, coastal marshes, an urban auries, whaur some homeowners consider them tae be pests. As a result o escapes an deliberate introductions in the mid-20t century, raccoons is nou distributed athort mainlan Europe, Caucasie, an Japan an aa.
Tho thocht aforehaun tae be solitary, thare is nou evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behaviour. Related females aften share a common area, while unrelated males live thegither in groups o up tae fower ainimals tae maintain thair poseetions again ootlander males in the matein saison, an ither potential invaders. Hame range sizes vary anywhere frae 3 hectares (7 acres) for females in ceeties tae 50 km2 (20 sq mi) for males in prairies. Efter a gestation period o aboot 65 day, twa tae five young, kent as "kits", is born in spring. The kits is subsequently raised bi thair mither til dispersal in late hairst. Tho captive raccoons haes been kent tae live ower 20 year, thair life expectancy in the wild is anly 1.8 til 3.1 year. In mony auries, huntin an vehicular wounds is the twa maist common causes o daith.