Raccoon scientific name is Procyon lotor. Lovely little animals that flooded the Internet and successfully compete with foxes, puppies and kittens. The timid, slightly confused look of the raccoon leads the urban dweller into a state of affection. But, unfortunately, not always these animals are as good as in photos. Most often – on the contrary. So today we will talk about how to deal with raccoons, if they are annoying you.
A raccoon usually settles in damp forests, but when a village or city grows nearby, he prefers to move closer. It’s warmer and more food. In favor of the urban habitat is also the abundance of burrows, where the raccoon can live: these are the marmots in the gardens, garages, cellars, lofts, abandoned houses and garbage dumps.
Externally, the raccoon is easy to distinguish from any other predator: resembling the outwardly small medium-sized dog, the raccoon is painted quite like a robber – the black coat on its face resembles a robber’s mask.
This is a very ancient animal: the ancestors of raccoons lived in France and Germany 25 million years ago! And now quite successfully terrorize farmers in the US: an example of this is the state of Illinois. Once his fields filled the bird’s trills, but now the song birds are threatened with extinction – the bred raccoons are devouring eggs and ruining nests, not missing a single corner of the forest.
