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  2. Raccoon - Wikipedia

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    The kits are subsequently raised by their mother until dispersal in late fall. Although captive raccoons have been known to live over 20 years, their life expectancy in the wild is only 1.8 to 3.1 years. In many areas, hunting and vehicular injury are the two most common causes of death.

  3. Baylisascaris procyonis - Wikipedia

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    Raccoons are solitary but will frequently defecate in communal areas known as raccoon latrines. These latrines are an abundant source of B. procyonis eggs, which can remain viable for years. [4] Raccoons therefore are important in maintaining the parasite, providing a source of infection for humans and other animals. [4]

  4. Cozumel raccoon - Wikipedia

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    The raccoons live in densities of about 17–27 individuals per km 2, [12] and inhabit home ranges of around 67 hectares (170 acres) on average. [15] However, individuals do not appear to defend territories to any great extent, and their close relative, the common raccoon, can exist at very high densities when food is abundant. [16]

  5. New Foreclosure Risk: Big, Bad Raccoons - AOL

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    In addition to leaving people homeless, foreclosed houses that sit empty often fall into disrepair, posing safety risks, lowering property vales and decreasing a community's tax revenues. Now, New ...

  6. Video shows nearly 100 raccoons swarm woman's yard ... - AOL

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    The raccoons often approach the home and scratch on windows and walls, but last week she called 911 when she said they trapped her on the property. Video shows nearly 100 raccoons swarm woman's ...

  7. List of procyonids - Wikipedia

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    Some prior classification schemes included the red panda or divided the family into named subfamilies and tribes based on similarities in morphology, though modern molecular studies indicate instead that the kinkajou is basal to the family, while raccoons, cacomistles, and ring-tailed cats form one clade and coatis and olingos another, despite ...

  8. “Her Own Damn Fault!”: Woman Calls 911 After Over 100 ...

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    Image credits: Kitsap Sheriff “It’s pretty simple: Don’t feed wild animals,” McCarty stated. “When wild animals have a reliable food source, they’re going to keep coming back to it.

  9. American frontier - Wikipedia

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    The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...