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North American Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Description:

"The most important sense for the raccoon is its sense of touch. The "hyper sensitive" front paws are protected by a thin horny layer which becomes pliable when wet. The five digits of the paws have no webbing between them, which is unusual for a carnivoran. They are known to be highly intelligent animals."

Notes:

Lounging at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park. :)

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10 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Very cute,

Jimena
Jimena 12 years ago

Lovely picture! congrats! :)

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Mary, you really have beautiful photos, and I love the connection I can see between you and them. I can definitely tell you love animals.

MaryOhkwari
MaryOhkwari 12 years ago

Thank you! :D

CJulen
CJulen 12 years ago

Oh my goodness, sweetest picture ever!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

How precious!

MaryOhkwari
MaryOhkwari 12 years ago

Hehe, thanks. :) He's actually on a sort of rope-and-log bridge built between two trees in the enclosure. I always see one of the two raccoons hanging in it...They love it!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Is he rocking in a bird feeder? Very nice picture.

SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 12 years ago

That is simply the cutest photo!! :)

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 12 years ago

Adorable!

MaryOhkwari
Spotted by
MaryOhkwari

Nova Scotia, Canada

Spotted on Sep 29, 2011
Submitted on Sep 29, 2011

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