Interesting Facts about Raccoons - Cute Animal Video for School Learning
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- For most of us raccoons look like incredibly cute creatures that may qualify for an unusual pet because of their playful manners and character.
But what many people don’t know is that a raccoon is not actually fit to be kept as a pet and there are many reasons for this.
That is why we created a list of interesting facts everyone should know about these animals.
This video presentation may also be suitable for educational use in schools or just for general educational purposes for children. - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
Here is our newest video about raccoons. Did we miss any interesting facts?
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Animal facts by Datacube i have a raccoon and he love cookies
Raccoons can also collapse their spines to fit through tight spaces, the same way a mouse does. Unfortunately though, they're still known to get stuck sometimes.
Thanks for your comment and bonus fact!
Didn't we mention that it was nighttime vision? These are predominantly nocturnal animals, so they won't be able to navigate through their habitat at night, especially with poor vision.
How about they don’t like getting caught in a cage.
I’ve been feeding a slightly disabled Raccoon girl for nearly three years. She has a congenital front paw disorder. She’s made an amazing recovery. Feeding her is about the best thing I do every day. We all love her.
Best animal ever born. They ended up with the worst reputation yet they are amazing. Not only are they absolutely adorable, they are smart as hell and very gentle.
I'm sure your opinion would change if you had them destroy your home. These animals are destructive and bio hazards.
@@snoopdogg2912 Most people's opinion would change but I have had too many amazing experiences with raccoons to have mine changed. There are more than a dozen that visit me for the past year and a half and the most they have done is mess up my recycling a couple times when I didn't rinse things out. They definitely can do serious damage but they are just trying to find food and safety in a place that is being taking over by humans.
@@snoopdogg2912 humans destroy their habitat.
Exactly, I have been saying it for eons.
@@amandaforsey8033 why are you arguing with Snoop Dogg?
I have nurtured and fed many generations, living in the forest behind my home. 5-6 years of joy and entertainment. They have never damaged or destroyed anything. Love to see them meet me at the back door; when I get home from work ..... "It's buffet time" !
Good to hear
Have you heard of the Racoon Whisperer from Canada? He has a UA-cam channel devoted to his racoon feèding.
I had a raccoon as a friend, and found it to be one of the most amazing creatures God ever created.
Me too.
Thank you friend .. we love you xoxo The Raccoons
50+ years ago, my mom brought home a baby racoon. Mother abandoned the nest, and the ppl sold one to mom for 5 bucks. We named him Pitty-Pat. One of the most interesting pets to ever own. I brought him to show-and-tell one time in my classroom, kids loved him, he wondered around the classroom, touching at some of the kids, they all laughed. We had him for some 2 years, then mom died when I was 10, and dad found it a new home.
But they 'are' still a wild animal. I teased him once during mating season, and got bit for my trouble. Kids will be kids, right??
Raccoons are adorable .
Pet them when you have no food
Animals dont have hatred or envy, they just have a pure instinct to survive, and if we are patient and gain their trust, its amazing the the bond they can get with us.
awesome.. so true..
U r right
So they can't hate or be envious but they can form bonds, hmmm....
@@alexone8338 Many animals have come to fear and avoid humans and even attack us as necessary to protect themselves. But hate is by and large a human invention that we reserve to ourselves.
@@RaikenXion many non-human animals can experience and express both negative and positive sensations towards humans. Sure, you might not choose to label the negative ones as "hate"or "envy", but then don't label the positive ones as "bonding", otherwise your statement sounds incongruent since "bonding" is also a human label of a natural phenomenon, just like hate and envy.
I had raccoons as pets for over 20 years, including one that slept by me for 14 years. I wormed the animals with vet. type wormer and have never seen evidence of the much touted diseases I'm tired of hearing about. Also the racoon with whom I had so much contact understood and obeyed many commands, calling yourself learning cube doesn't mean you know so much!
Mine sleeps with me as well..she knows her name and will come when called...she is spayed,vaccinated and she is my awesome baby
love your comment and you are so correct on how smart coons really are
I agree with you 110% !!!
I love raccoons beautiful wild things. I wish they leave longer in the wild. They have a hard time to find food in the winter time. I respect all the creatures that share this world with us. Without them we are nothing.
There's a guy on UA-cam who streams live feedings of racoons on his back porch each night.
James Blackwood - Raccoon Whisperer ua-cam.com/video/bIkRpq2ccfE/v-deo.html
They are freakin’ cute❤️
They are not aggressive. They are helpful to have around. They eat snails and bugs in your yard and they are amazing animals to have around.
Hello, thank you for your comments. We don't remember what statement you are referring to but there are somethings that should be taken into consideration. While wild raccoons are rarely observed to show aggression, provided their population is enough food to go by. There is a negative experience in Japanese prefectures that we mentioned in the video. The areas overpopulated with these animals suffer from harassment by raccoons (these animals were artificially introduced to Japan, so they have no natural predators and can expand their population even further.) It's odd to hear that such cute and harmless animals could have such devastating environmental impact.
TO S A - I HAVE WATCHED PLENTY OF UA-cam RACCOON VIDEOS AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE INNATELY INTELLIGENT, SOCIABLE, FRIENDLY, FAMILY-ORIENTED, AND SWEET ANIMALS.
@@crackerjack4833 Raccoons are not used to being pet like domesticated animals are. They don't know what you're doing when you reach out your hand to touch them. If they feel threatened then yes, they will attack like almost any other animal.
And sorry, but it's a *fact* that Raccons are not normally aggressive otherwise.
@FlamQ Dbltap they CAN be if, like any other animal, they are rabid or feel threatened. But unprovoked aggression is rare.
@@animal-facts In japan everything is small, so having raccoon in small house with small yard is a bad idea, maybe that is the reason, that people underestimated the size of they properly for such a animal.
I love the little creatures.
i had no idea they came from the tropics! they are so adaptable!!!
They are native to north America. This is false information.......
@@beebop9808North America has tropical areas that raccoons are native to. It depends on how you define "native" anyway. They probably did originally evolve in the topics and adapted as they spread further north. Even into the 20th century they were mostly limited to the southeastern US. Obviously their spread further north since then has more to do with how they benefit from living near humans than evolution though.
They were romping through the Appalachian range before the Europeans came to town. That's sub zero temps and a long way from any tropics and as much native American as the Native Americans. To imply they are tropical creatures and anything remotely to say recently introduced is plainly false.
I saw a Albino raccoon the other night. Well not just one, but at least 7 of them. It was a whole family lol pretty rare sighting.
It sounds like they had this guy record every word in the dictionary, then cut and pasted words into sentences for the video
Are those the ones I sent you yesterday?
That's one of those annoying computer generated voices, but you're right. Sounds goofy as hell
Do you think that maybe he speaks in a deliberate tone for ESL speakers or young people who don't have a good grasp of English?
@@aaronslater470 and Shorty...it's what we boomers refer to as enunciation 🤷🙋
@@annedavis6090 True, but even the English lesson can't make up for the damage you've caused and continue to cause as boomers. :( Every time you guys have an opportunity to make it up to young people you choose self interest over the greater good. It makes us very sad.
Love your video. We share our home with four raccoons. The house has been modified to accommodate their semi arboreal preferences, and they live happily alongside us as family and friends. 💖
Biting Back 👍💞💖💜❤️💕💝💗👌
WOW..
@@cosmixmalar do a UA-cam search for "Tito the raccoon", and you can get an idea of the kind of stuff one will do to live alongside of them
Bonjour 🐕, quelle jolie Animal, il est très affectueux,.il faut absolument les protéger des chasseurs et braconnier. Longue vie à tous les Animaux 🐕 💓 💗 🐕
There is a male raccoon in my yard which looks like George Clooney. I swear, he is so handsome. I love raccoons so much.
It's surely mutual, the raccoon is enraptured by your beauty Miss Persia :)
I name a raccoon in my yard George coony before I seen this comment.
@@garyha2650 Thank you Gary for the kind words.
@@garyha2650 simp
I just feed them whole hot dogs when they come around the porch. They are so adorable to feed. Sometimes it feels like early Halloween cause they have mask and all. 🦝
We always have a family at our house each summer. We feed them and like to watch them. Some are friendly and others skittish
Should know better not to feed them but you can’t teach the ignorant
@@K....D.... i am so ignorant that i dont know what i am ignorant of...
20 years and many litters of kits and no problems. I enjoy watching them. Why is this so bad you have to pesonally attack me?
I feed a family too. And a possum. I love watching them.
In Norwegian these are called Washingbears ...
It's called vaskebjørne, but yea. Vaskebjørne translated is Washingbears ;)
In Toronto, Canada (the raccoon capital of the world), we call the Trash Pandas.
I've assisted several generations of raccoons over the past 28 years in my private forest. Usually, I count 22 or 23 and they are always on time for supper. (At dusk). Later into the night they come to my home and eat some late night treats. Every one of them has a different personality and I can discern who's who. They are very timid until they know me and then they get somewhat chummy. I usually wind up smelling like a raccoon as they will climb all over me if I'm sitting on the ground. They are ALWAYS curious and insist on checking all my pockets knowing a treat is hidden within. In those 28 years, only one died from distemper it had contracted from a feral cat that died earlier. She was a very polite visitor as raccoons go, I named her Lily. Yes, they are endless great company when they visit.
There was a distemper outbreak in my area last year. I know for sure four of my raccoon visitors died because I found their bodies and another 5 or so vanished around the same time. Thankfully this year their numbers were back to normal though.
They don't kill cats or dogs either. Coyotes do and they get blamed for it.
TO S A - THANK YOU. I HAVE LATELY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE ADORABLE, FRIENDLY RACCOONS.
how do i make raccoon leave my house
Dogs do kill a fair amount of raccoons though.
Raccoons unfortunately will kill kittens.
@@cummygamer Play loud music open the door. They dislike loud noice and bright lights
How can you tell they're raccoons? They're all wearing masks!
LOL!!
That’s so dumb it’s hilarious. I’m still laughing, TY very much.
Love watching the channel raccoon whisperer.
Really because I have about 20 raccoons outside living in a bush I went rite up to them and they sniffed me it was SOOOO CUTE
These are the cutest raccoons!!!
The raccoons in my neighborhood have eaten side by side with a possum stray cats and foxes they never fight and respect each other's space. I've never seen a raccoon kill another animal maybe because they have all their needs met
Even if a wild raccoon is violent you cant compare that to a tamed raccoon... that's like if a wild cat or wild dog was vicious and violent that doesnt mean a tamed or bred one that's a house pet will act like a wild animal.... just like cats and dogs if we start breeding them over generations they can become a normal common house pet for anyone
I love raccoons they are my favorite animal ... sadly I've seen videos where dogs have killed raccoons but I also seen raccoons kill dogs and not little dogs I mean big dogs .... they will lose to a doberman or German Shepard or pitbull yes but they have been known to win fights against dogs like golden retrievers and those dogs are way bigger then them .... I dont want to see any dog or raccoon hurt but my point is they can kill dogs that are much bigger then them
Same here ,my cat even eats with them at times
Raccoons on my farm would often fight and pester my cats.
@@Awesoman66 I find this to be true as well.
We have mothers who bring babies to our deck each year. We put out dry cat food! Our deck is cleaner after they are done! We love them!
I think it’d be pretty hard to find a cuter critter than a Baby Raccoon.
Great stuff, but he doesn't apply discipline to the ornary one. A number of years ago we used to have racoons come by our worksite and feed with the cats. They all took oatmeal/raisin cookies by hand from me. One jumpy little feller stood up and did a little dance before lunging at the cookie, scaring us both. Next time he started that dance i pulled the cooking back, pointed an index finger, and calmly said "no". It really worked!
A Very Nice sweet pet .
Nice informative video thank you. I have a few families of raccoons living on my property that I feed and let hang out. They're really very sweet animals and they're polite; they have never caused me any trouble, they just do their own thing and come around for a snack. I respect that they are wild animals and I never get near them or try to touch them at any time.
I know how heartbreaking it is to see a beloved animal die because of humans whether accidentally or on purpose. I will keep you and all your sweet little ones in my prayers.
Racoons are impressive of their high intelligence. I caught a momma raccoon with 3 cubs climbing on my tree. I commanded the mother to get down, she looked down , shook her head, than she harassed the 3 cubs to follow her down. One by one they came down with the mother being the first one to stand by to ensure the all the cubs came down. Once finished the mother raccoon stood up like a dog begging, she lifted her head up like she was saying she was sorry, than causally walked away with the 3 cubs looking back at me. One of the strangest but coolest animal encounters ever. Since then , I admire Raccoons and always be on the ready if I see them needing help of any kind. Love them knowing now , how smart they really are.
Kinda sad how they get such a bad rap. I saw one on my deck outside so I fed him some ham and peanut butter. He sat on the chairs outside for hours cleaning himself eating and drinking some water out of a bowl I put outside with fresh filtered water. Buddy’s got it good
I love them ❤️
I have a pet ratcoon
Great info . ❤️They are adorable and interesting. Love the way they dunk cat food in the water bowl before eating ! The facts about water are fascinating and explains why I have many visiting raccoons - we have a creek behind us, and at my daughter’s- they have numerous small ponds surrounding their development (and forest ).
A common MISCONCEPTION is...
"They wash thier food before eating it. NOT the case!! They're wettimg (ie; MOISTURIZING) food because they, DO NOT HAVE SALIVA GLANDS.
So they DO wash stuff! In Sweden we call them "tvättbjörn" directly translates to washing bear.
They are smart! And fun and adorable. They are such a joy.
Very good video. Learned a few things I didn't know about them.
I feed about 20 or more...love them...I feed them unsalted peanuts...dry cat food...grapes..blue berries..×2 times at night...they are part of my family...❤❤
Great video and information about a very fascinating animal.
Amazing video! I really like it dude!
Thanks I enjoyed this video
A big family of raccoons used to visit my girlfriend and I on our back deck throughout the summer evenings. The kits would happily hop up to eat cat kibble and gently eat out of my hand while the huge mom looked on protectively. It was delightful but not very wise on my part.
Still, we adored them.
The German name translates to "wash-bears" because they like to wash their food if possible before eating.
really...hurt local eco systems...lets talk about how man comes in and destroys hundreds of thousands of acres of forests to throw up a mini mall or apartment complexes or car lots...who is the real nuisance here
Plus they eat our trash ffs! Lol
the facts helped me do my homework abt racoons so THANKKKKKKK U!!!!!
Very educational I have raccoons around my house alot of them I’m in Chicago in a urban area and yes they only come out at night
I bet Raccoon got its name from reconnoiter which means "to scout"... They're so close subconsciously it's at least a synchronicity
It's an Indian word. The original English word for raccoon was arocoun, from the Algonquian/Powhatan word for the critter, arahkun. This word was a nominal form of the verb *arahkunem*, meaning “he scratches with the hands,” referring to the way raccoons scrabble for food and tidbits with their little hand-like front paws.
@@gaylebynumcardosa7034 sounds like sussy b.s.
"Sly character" I love it
This guy's voice in maddening
Only humans can liken these gorgeous babes to bandits. Beauty is skin deep.
Raccoon kits are wonderful pets. They're desperately dependent and keenly attentive. Normally 3 or 4 kits follow a mother (or adoptive human parent) everywhere and mimic her behavior. For this we call raccoons social animals.
But it doesn't last. Adult raccoons are antisocial - that's nature's way of making them establish their own territory. In the juvenile mind something breaks, so it begins to snap and growl at its siblings, and even its mother. Soon they're so independent they must part ways.
An adult raccoon's curiosity and confidence could be mistaken for friendliness if that's what you want of it.
Hello! I really enjoyed your video and wonder If you might grant permission to use a very short clip (15 seconds) of the Raccoon when he in on the street for use in an educational video for Kindergarten Children. My niece is a teacher and is having her kids identify winter tracks and I just want add something interesting to my contribution to hold the little ones attention. It's very informal. Thank you for you time and attention! Sincerely, Diane U
Raccoon hibernation: I'd rather go hungry than be cold.
I think they are beautiful and very cute. I love them! 🦝🥰🦝🥰🦝🥰🦝🇬🇧
We have two raccoons that live in the block and yes they are comfortable around humans. These raccoons be walking in the backyard nonchalantly and look at me as if we are roomies or something. Lol
"Stay away from racoons"
_meanwhile,_
Racoon Cafe: hold on
Funniest Raccoon Moments Video: Hold my beer
Tito the Raccoon: wait me
James Blackwood - Raccoons Whisperer: me too
Sterling North : hold my rascal
The word raccoon is derived from Japanese and means "washing bear".
Cool
idiot, that comes from the german, you misread.
@@ThomasJr Moron, in German it is waschbar, which even an imbecile like yourself probably realizes translates the same way.
I read somewhere that it was of Japanese origin. It appears that is a mistake and that it is from Algonquin. One thing I'm not mistaken about is that you're a dick.
@@jonathanstephens1551 I heard it means washing bear in a lot of european languages, you are just another clueless idiot. Go read a book
Bonjour 🐕. Une jolie vidéo avec de magnifiques Animaux, j’aime beaucoup les Ratons Laveurs. Je vis avec un adorable Chihuahua. Amitiés 🐕 💓 🐕
Very informative video, but the narration is very stilted and odd sounding. Almost robotic. The tonal inflections don't feel natural.
Prolly a bot (man voice) ... 🙃😲
I didn’t know Rigby was this popular…
Adorable little bandits
We ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Raccoons
They're cute
Thank you for the info about these adorable looking critters. This video just ended my dream about owning one! They are better off in their own naturally wild habitat where we humans can admire them from afar!
i love racoons
I had 4 juvenile raccoons in my backyard today. I scared them when I opened my back door, but when I tried to sneak a peek at them (after sneaking around them to my garage for a smoke) they approached me like I was their mom; or maybe I was perceived as a threat. Their body language was hard to read since their guard hairs were very fine. I closed the door on the two that came up to me & let them ravage my backyard while I cowered in my garage lol. Very cute & smart animals, even though I did have a bad run in with one once.
what happened
Thank you for your video. I love raccoons and they had 6 babies this March or April in my backyard under my deck. First time I was so scared but immediately fell in love with them. They are nice and they had a hard time to get fresh food so I gave them a cat food that I always leave it for the street cats. It's so sad that they can only survive with digging a trash....human took animals land for making a house and stores and golf... human are so devil...
Raccoons are capable of collapsing their spine to fit into small spaces.
Harrass passers by , yeah Feed Me ! , so Cute !
I do that and I don't even have a raccoon.
When I was a kid, my parents were superintendents of a 60 unit apartment building. A tenant call to report that a huge commotion and screams were coming from an adjacent apartment and she feared that a man was beating his wife to death. My mother investigated the sounds and called the police. Mother opened the apartment with her master key for the police and inside they discovered 2 pet raccoons that had been left alone by the apartment occupants when they went to work. The whole apartment had been trashed. Every piece of furniture, drapes, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom were destroyed. The couple had insurance, but the company did not pay out.
Finally someone hailing us. Vote for Raccoonocracy!
The Red Head Is Amazing..... Beautiful!
That explains how racoons got to Japan. I realise they are smart animals, but boatbuilding is not a known racoons skill set. Like the panda, the racoon knows how to look and act* "cute".
*exploit
Very interessing 👍🏻
❤Ours together our little family with rank and position Racoons
Very well done. Info re disease-carrying might be more detailed. Are there areas where this is no problem?
They need water to support swallowing-they do not have the salivary glands most animals have.
That's a myth. The reason they like water so much is it softens the hard skin on their paws to improve their sense of touch. Raccoons sense of touch is very important to them and they have a larger percentage of their brains dedicated to tactile feedback than any other mammal. This helps them hunt for crustateans and other food sources in water. Their salivary glands are normal and they'll eat normally if their food is not next to water.
@@aaronwilliams1249 Correct. I own a baby raccoon and she eats just fine without water whenever I give her tidbits when she is up in a tree but she always has a bowl of water in her cage and whenever I give her food or grapes or just about anything, she'll put them in water before she puts them in her mouth. Very smart critter... she knows my voice and runs to me wherever I call from around the yard.
@@savithrivenugopal How's your raccoon doing 1 year later as of today?
Love The Information About The Adorable Raccoon.
why
thank you
giving a raccoon cotton candy is the greatest betrayal ever
Why? 🤔🙄🥺
@@shannonbales9148 They absolutely LOVE sweets...😊
@Terrance Norris I've never fed them sweets. I leave dry cat food out on our porch for my cat. I forget to bring it in and all of the nighttime critters come out at night. They're cute the way they eat. We have raccoons, possums, skunks and ground hogs. The raccoons bring their babies with them. The little ones get spooked and climb on the bottom bed on the cat tower. I love my animals and won't let them go hungry. 🙂🥰🤗
Raccoons have poor vision. Check your facts
Yeah, lots of facts here but many were clearly not verified.
They have excellent vision
I love raccoons. I'd have one for a pet if I could. But keep in mind some of them can carry rabies just like skunks and foxes.
Why they so cute
THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜
So funny how I'm watching this and the racoons in my yard now lol
I help them as much as I can.
Wow I thought they a teif
I learned by experience when they are not rabid they are not jerks.
I dont know them very well so im not afraid but i keep my social distance. Though when they their curiosity piqued they forget social distance.
nice
Cozumel Raccoon
They are an amazing intelligent animal they shouldn’t be ignored or avoided we should help but keep distance
I was a caretaker of cats being bred outdoors by the Humane Society in Chicago . The racoons were abundant and love dry car food more than cats. Coons raid both squirrel and cat nests and will eat the babies. I didn't film any of this but am an eyewitness for years from 2010 thru 2020. Racoons decimated the squirrel population at Ken Dunn's Resource Center on Chicago's far south side.
I saw it.
by the way , its not theft if its found in their Garbage
I was walking my chihuahua a month ago. We saw a mother raccoon and two babies. I stopped while she and the babies walked past a dumpster, walked across the road and went down an embankment. The mother came back and attacked me. I was scratched and bruised on my leg, my thigh, my abdomen and was bitten on my arm. Yes, I went to the hospital A tetanus shot plus 10 rabies shots. They hurt so much, I cried. More shots weeks later. Beware.
I'm terribly sorry to hear that. I'll make sure I'm careful. Thank you.
oh no D: I hope you're okay now
We had a case in my city two years ago where a raccoon entered a movie theater from an alley behind the theater and bit several people who were sitting watching the movie.
One fact about Raccoons (Trash Pandas) that nobody will tell you is Raccoons, Skunks & Armadillos all went to the same Dubious Road Crossing School. In certain areas of North America Raccoons are makeing a real push to become the Dominate species.