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  2. Raccoon - Wikipedia

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    The raccoon (/ r ə ˈ k uː n / or US: / r æ ˈ k uː n / ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.

  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. Maine Woman Who Feeds Raccoons and Cats on Her Back ... - AOL

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    Some raccoons can be mean and pushy, but others, like these critters, are much calmer around humans. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the situation, but clearly, this real-life ...

  5. List of deadliest animals to humans - Wikipedia

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    Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year 1 Mosquitoes: 1,000,000 [a] Mosquitoes 750,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 2 Humans 475,000 Humans (homicide) 437,000 Snakes 50,000 3 Snakes: 50,000 Snakes 100,000 Dogs 25,000 4 Dogs: 25,000 [b] Dogs 35,000 Tsetse flies 10,000 5 Tsetse flies: 10,000 [c] Freshwater snails ...

  6. 10 Natural Raccoon Predators: What Eats Raccoons? - AOL

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    Make it scary: bright lights, music, and foot traffic can cause raccoons to find a safer place to live. Make it smell bad: they don’t like the smell of cucumber, ammonia, vinegar, garlic, or ...

  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. Raccoons ‘behaving oddly’ in Minnesota town, officials say ...

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    The “abnormal” behavior of the raccoons is widely spread across the town. Raccoons ‘behaving oddly’ in Minnesota town, officials say. Residents told to stay away

  9. Mesopredator - Wikipedia

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    Pictured is a common raccoon and a striped skunk eating cat food in an urban area. A Mesopredator is a predator that occupies a mid-ranking trophic level in a food web. [1] There is no standard definition of a mesopredator, but mesopredators are usually medium-sized carnivorous or omnivorous animals, such as raccoons, foxes, or coyotes.