RACCOON NATURAL HISTORY

The Raccoon

Scientific Name: Procyon lotor

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Description: Average body length is 18-28" and weight is 12-35 pounds. Size and weight vary quite a bit depending on sex and food supply. Females are usually smaller than males.

Breeding: Females produce one litter, averaging 4-5 kits, per year

Habits & Haunts: This adaptable animal is found in many different habitats especially near streams, ponds and marshes. Raccoon populations are actually densest in suburban and urban areas. Preferred nesting sites are tree hollows but in urban areas they may nest in drainpipes, attics and crawl spaces. They are fairly sociable and often den together. They may sleep for a good portion of the winter but do not truly hibernate. The home range is approx. 1 mile in diameter and they are nocturnal but are occasionally active in daytime.

Food: They'll eat almost anything they can find in their environment! From insects to crops to garbage, depending on where they live.

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