Raccoon thread

[Frank Gulotta]

Free raccoons goddammit!

 

[Deleted member 134556]

 

[ManicTherapsid]

 

[Jackpot Raccuki]

 

[Frank Gulotta]

Some of them are shy XD

 

[Sam Akuchin Wamm]

Some of them are shy XD

not surprised since some humans tend to chase raccoons away.

 

[Punji]

not surprised since some humans tend to chase raccoons away.

Raccoons are the most oppressed members of our society.

 

[Sam Akuchin Wamm]

Raccoons are the most oppressed members of our society.

nah. i've been homeless.

 

[Tacoshark]

 

[Sam Akuchin Wamm]

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you might not be that far from the truth here.

primates are known to ride the back of hogs so as to scare away threats and have the pig hunt for food for them.

raccoons also have opposable thimbs and can climb almost as easily as a monkey.

it kinda makes sense they would have done the same.

 

[Yastreb]

you might not be that far from the truth here.

primates are known to ride the back of hogs so as to scare away threats and have the pig hunt for food for them.

raccoons also have opposable thimbs and can climb almost as easily as a monkey.

it kinda makes sense they would have done the same.

No, actually they don't have opposable thumbs:

Raccoons still have very good hands, probably the best you will find outside primates. Thay are also really intelligent.

Meanwhile: 'Masked bandits': Raccoons break into bank in California

 

[Frank Gulotta]

Raccoon mistakes CNN reporter for appetizing pile of trash

 

[Sam Akuchin Wamm]

No, actually they don't have opposable thumbs:

Raccoons still have very good hands, probably the best you will find outside primates. Thay are also really intelligent.

Meanwhile: 'Masked bandits': Raccoons break into bank in California

the topmost digit can rotate which makes it opposable

 

[Yakamaru]

Lol, I was gonna tag our lovely @Punji in this thread, but seems he was already aware of it.

You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's truuue
When I saw your face
In a trashy place~

 

[Yastreb]

the topmost digit can rotate which makes it opposable

Not according to Wikipedia.

The raccoon's paws lack an opposable thumb; thus, it does not have the agility of the hands of primates.[101][103]

Their references are "MacClintock, Dorcas (1981). A Natural History of Raccoons" and "Zeveloff, Samuel I. (2002). Raccoons: A Natural History".

But I suppose there are different leves of opposability.

 

[Frank Gulotta]

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That's the news we like!

 

[Frank Gulotta]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1332845876054806529

 

[Frank Gulotta]

Hiding The Pet Collective GIF - Hiding ThePetCollective Raccoon - Discover & Share GIFs (tenor.com)

how do you post gifs to this accursed forum

 

[Simo]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1352784166887288832

 

[Seph]

 

[Tacoshark]

 

[Simo]

 

[Yastreb]

I really like these daylight videos with smaller number of raccoons so they can get more individual attention.

 

[pthhpth]

 

[Deleted member 134556]