Humans are the food source for raccoons That's just a fact, it's their ecological niche, just like with rats, roaches, pigeons, deer, cats (both feral and domesticated), dogs (ditto), those monkeys in that video from Thailand
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If we actually did somehow establish an impregnable boundary between wildlife and human civilization by, I dunno, finally solving the problem of making raccoon-unhackable trash cans, they'd just all die - there's no wild food source that could possibly support their numbers
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That's the whole thing, every time they make some advance in the arms race against raccoon plunder like the supposedly raccoon proof latches they put on trash cans people's "raccoon problems" go UP By a LOT
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Raccoons are all cuddly and chonky like this when they're well fed and when they're not they get desperate and mean and a lot less likable But they do get fed either way They're pretty good at not getting driven to extinction, we've tried
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And also it was a request from his dying wife that he's honored. I mean it's extra hard to brow beat someone in that situation right?
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I love the dude but one day his neighbours are going to find a very clean skeleton and a bunch of raccoons looking at them like, “Oh, no, he was dead. He was totally dead. Absolutely, like… I mean we’re not doctors. He passed, OK? What are you gonna do? Got any bratwurst?”
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I've seen them sort through garbage cans looking for food like they own the damn things
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The Minnesota Zoo's raccoon habitat is the exterior of a cabin with two overturned trash cans outside.
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Grew up in country. Mom was known animal caretaker. Guys who worked in the woods dropped off baby raccoons they'd find clear cutting. We'd raise & release. Won't attack unless cornered. Will "huff" at you in a bluff. Fun until adults, then can get rough. Eventually wander off.
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