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Raccoons make their homes all over the United States, except for the Rocky Mountains and several southwestern states.

Raccoons are gray animals that are also one of the ultimate scavengers of the animal world.

Racccoons aren’t constrained by a single food source; it’s estimated that their diet is composed of a fairly even split between plant matter, invertebrates, and vertebrates.

Raccoons forage at night for food by stealing food from garbage cans in parks and neighborhoods.

A raccoon eating a bird's egg taken from a nest.

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Raccoons are more likely to flee a situation than attack a human.

Raccoons will eat any food that is not rotted or mildewed.

Raccoons are always fidgeting, feeling, and looking around for food.

Raccoons love to find food in trashcans so having a trashcan with a locking lid can be helpful in keeping them away.

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The reflective coating on a raccoon's eyes helps it see in the dark.

Raccoons, although a very cute and playful animal, are extremely high maintenance and fairly unpredictable, which is why most animal experts advise against keeping them as pets.

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