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The most frequent natural cause of death in the North American raccoon population is distemper, which can reach epidemic proportions and kill most of a local raccoon population. [206] In areas with heavy vehicular traffic and extensive hunting, these factors can account for up to 90% of all deaths of adult raccoons. [207]
Population sizes are largely unknown, though the Cozumel raccoon is critically endangered, with around 200 individuals left, and the Eastern mountain coati is endangered. No procyonid species have been domesticated, although raccoons are sometimes kept as pets.
Articles relating to the raccoon (Procyon lotor, common raccoon), a mammal species native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb). Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur, which insulates it against cold weather.
Baylisascaris procyonis, also known by the common name raccoon roundworm, is a roundworm nematode, found ubiquitously in raccoons, the definitive hosts. It is named after H. A. Baylis, who studied them in the 1920s–30s, and Greek askaris (intestinal worm). [ 2 ]
Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help.
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals.
A homeowner who fed neighborhood raccoons for decades called 911 after coming home to find more than 100 of the fuzzy masked invaders "demanding food" and preventing her from getting inside.
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