When it comes to raccoons, the first thing that comes to mind is crisp noodles. The raccoon is a cute animal from North America. In terms of appearance, the most beloved thing about raccoons is their two eyes. There is a large black hair around the eyes, just like the national treasure giant panda, and the two eyes always look pitiful and very cute.
And like pandas, raccoons are also omnivores, from fruits to insects, meat and vegetarian with everything to eat, and for a raccoon, they will not be "afraid of life" like other animals, but will be very easy to adapt to human life. Therefore, many raccoons will also be seen in the places where humans live, and even more exaggerated is that they will develop their own power and expand their own race in human society. Will it be looking for human "stubble", such as robbing or climbing into human dwellings to steal food, coupled with the dark eyes, it is no different from the thieves wearing night clothes in ancient times on the mainland, and the weight of raccoons is usually only about ten pounds, very flexible.
However, the reason why these cute "thieves" are called raccoons is because the scientific name of raccoons means Washing bear, which means a bear that washes off dirt, giving people the feeling of being very clean, as if he is a serious hygienist. But in fact, in some urban areas, it is common to see a group of raccoons rummaging in the garbage can. Hear this, don't worry. In fact, raccoon raccoons do not like to clean themselves, but clean their food. They have a so-called cleanliness fetish, after finding food in the garbage can, they will go to find a source of water, as long as raccoons eat where there is water, they will put the food in their hands into the water and rub it around, just like a human wash. Even if you happen to run into raccoons when you're doing laundry by the river, it's no exaggeration to say they'll actually wash your clothes. So what's going on here? Does the little raccoon really have the so-called hygienic disease?
In fact, raccoons like to wash around not because they have cleanliness, but because they use their hands to "observe" whether this thing can be eaten. And we look closely and find that in fact, the raccoon's claws and primates' hands look particularly similar, and the raccoon's paws have very rich tactile nerves, which can help it identify the size, temperature and texture of the objects in its hands, plus the raccoon's hand will become more sensitive when it puts its hand into the water, and the raccoon's perceptual nerve will become extremely clear, so that the raccoon can get clearer information in the water. That's why raccoons are so keen to wash non-stop.
At this time, there may be friends wondering, what if there is really no water? Wouldn't that raccoon have to starve to death? In fact, raccoons are not "perfectionists", and they can take a back step by repeatedly rubbing objects with their paws to confirm object information. In addition, the raccoon's fingers are also very flexible, if you and the raccoon "pass by" and just have food in your pocket, when you react, it is likely to have been "smooth" away by it. If you really want to teach the raccoon a lesson or get the food back, it may have to be done somewhat, because raccoons carry the rabies virus and a variety of infectious diseases and parasites.
In addition, if some friends still like the above symptoms and want to raise one, then I want to say, it is best not to. You know, even if humans use scientific means to overcome the various germs and viruses present in raccoons, raccoons are still very difficult to raise, because raccoons are extremely difficult to tame, raised at home during the day, and I am afraid that only walls will be demolished at home when they go home at night. Therefore, the best way to do this is probably not to provoke it.