Raccoon
Raccoon, carnivorous mammal, found throughout the United States, southern Canada, and Central and South America, whose head is broad, tapering to a pointed muzzle, and whose ears are short and erect. The body is generally short and plump, with a long-haired coat of fur, and the tail is bushy. The legs are short; each foot has five toes, and the soles are naked. Raccoons do not mind living near people and eat food found in towns and suburbs. Raccoons inhabit tree holes in the woods, but may live in old groundhog burrows or fox dens, or take over people places such as barns, garages, storm drains, mines, attics and chimneys. Once they find a home, the females raise their kits. The raccoon uses its sensitive toes on its front paws to feel underwater for tasty treats such as snails, crayfish, frogs, minnows and other small water creatures. The front paws have five "fingers" that work a lot like our hands. Raccoons feed mostly along streams, ponds and lakes. In fact, lotor, their scientific species name, refers to the habit of dunking food in water before eating.
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