Female raccoons, like humans, have an unstoppable drive because all mammals experience a flight or fight instinct when met with a predator except for females with children. They have something called the love hormone, or the bonding hormone. Their brain is capable of rapidly producing a very dangerous chemical drug that is illegal in most …
It’s because they are nocturnal. All nocturnal animals sleep during the day and come out at night. They also tend to be coloured for the night which is why their fur is grey and black with dark rings around the eyes. Have you ever seen a football player rub black grease paint under his eyes? …
Raccoons are specific in their function in this ecosystem. They have been here before humans and evolved, like us, from the very first mammal morganucodontids, which is a tiny shrew or mouse-sized creature that lived in caves and burrows beneath the might of the dinosaurs 210 million years ago. The raccoon is very much that …
Raccoon feces looks like any other feces of a large wild animal like a skunk or fox. However, hidden behind the simple and unassuming exterior is a danger that can kill. A raccoon roundworm is a parasitic bowel worm that lives in the guts of raccoons. It cannot harm the raccoon in any way, which …
Raccoons are supposedly carnivores but especially in the winter, they may have to succumb to eating roots and berries and nuts like squirrels, rats and mice. However, their natural state is the same as humans. As a fisherman. The raccoon is very fond of water and they can indeed swim in it as long as …
Raccoons are similar to the feline family. Unlike canines who eat their food fresh and hunt live animals. Felines have a mush strong stomach and can eat long-dead animals called carry-on. Carry-on feeders as they are called can be any animal, a bird, a reptile or a mammal that eats the corpses killed and already …
Relocating an animal like a raccoon to somewhere safe is a job that requires a license. A trapper and furrier can relocate an animal to a safe place rather than one kilometre away and this is usually to a wildlife reserve where they can be with others of their kind. Taking them to a park …
Raccoons are mammals but they are not canine or Canid. Raccoons are far more similar in their body structure and the sounds they make to felines. Their eating habits are also similar to cats they can eat carry-on, or bodies left to rot by other animals who are done with them. This activity is similar …
Raccoons have semi opposable thumbs and are not to be trifled with. They are fast and skilled and great climbers and swimmers. So trying to trap one will indeed take a very long time. The best thing is to bait the trap with something more than just a morsel. Putting more food in the cage, …
Trapping is the process of setting a baited trap on your property or in your home to catch a wild animal. The process involves either building the trap yourself or buying one from a store. Most traps are cages with a small latch that is intentionally unstable. When the animal enters it will lift the …
