They are incredibly cute (and smart, and yes, destructive). Years ago, I watched a Suzuki documentary about raccoon communities living in Toronto. They are amazingly smart, and adapt immediately to any barriers that humans put up to try to defeat them. They have certainly evolved to take advantage of people and city life.
They are so cute, and no one can deny that the little ones are totally adorable, but yes, they are very smart and will figure out a way of getting at all kinds of dinner possibilities. I knew someone many years ago who had them living in his attic. He had a terrible time getting them out of there.
When you’ve lived in downtown Toronto near a ravine, and successive racoon families make your back yard their toilet… you no longer think them cute. I know, I know, we’re squeezing them, where are they supposed to go, and yes, they are ingenious and yes and yes we must live with the rest of nature for we are all part of it … but OMG, you do not want to know the details of soupy racoon poop.
Nope. I can probably go for a really long time without having to learn soupy raccoon poop details. I’ve never had to personally deal with them, so I admit that my comments are very naive.
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They are very adorable! But beyond the cuteness, pics like that make me realize how claustrophobic I am!
Living in a tree may lead to cramped conditions. 😉
Why do raccoons have to be so cute!? You’d never think something that adorable could be such a nuisance!
They are incredibly cute (and smart, and yes, destructive). Years ago, I watched a Suzuki documentary about raccoon communities living in Toronto. They are amazingly smart, and adapt immediately to any barriers that humans put up to try to defeat them. They have certainly evolved to take advantage of people and city life.
They are cute, but these trash pandas can make such a mess. Glad they are in the tree, doing no harm, looking cute. 😄
They can be incredibly destructive, but they have definitely learned how to take advantage of humans. And yes, sooo cute.
Cute (:
They are. 🙂
Great picture of these adorable little bandits! 😊
Yes, they are adorable, and definitely bandits as well! 🙂
So sweet (until they attack your chickens).
They are so cute, and no one can deny that the little ones are totally adorable, but yes, they are very smart and will figure out a way of getting at all kinds of dinner possibilities. I knew someone many years ago who had them living in his attic. He had a terrible time getting them out of there.
That would be a challenge! I wouldn’t want to have to deal with that.
As I recall it was a mother and babies. I wouldn’t want to deal with that either!
When you’ve lived in downtown Toronto near a ravine, and successive racoon families make your back yard their toilet… you no longer think them cute. I know, I know, we’re squeezing them, where are they supposed to go, and yes, they are ingenious and yes and yes we must live with the rest of nature for we are all part of it … but OMG, you do not want to know the details of soupy racoon poop.
Nope. I can probably go for a really long time without having to learn soupy raccoon poop details. I’ve never had to personally deal with them, so I admit that my comments are very naive.
Yip, it forces one to confront where one’s animal-lover boundaries lie!
Yes, from all I’ve heard, I have no doubt that’s true!