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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.
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.
It is against state law to feed larger carnivores, like bears, though no state law prohibits feeding animals like raccoons. Some Kitsap cities do discourage feeding raccoons.
Topographic map of Texas. This is a list of mammals of Texas. Mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Texas are listed first. Introduced mammals, whether intentional or unintentional, are listed separately. The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals.
A rare, all-white raccoon was photographed in College Station. Seeing an albino raccoon is less likely than being struck by lightning in a lifetime. Rare albino raccoon spotted in Texas.
Firefighters assisted a raccoon in an improvised jailbreak in Austin, Texas. When they answered a call from concerned locals, the Austin Fire Department found the distressed raccoon imprisoned ...
In competitive hunts, where the objective is to demonstrate the skill of the dog, killing or harming the raccoon will often result in disqualification. [20] Hunting for the sport without killing the raccoon, which is equated to catch and release fishing, [17] or chasing raccoons from crop fields is legal year-round. [27]
A 38 mile long island that is from one mile to four and one half miles wide. Jointly owned by the Texas General Land Office and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, cooperatively managed as the Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge and State Natural Area, by the Texas Parks and Wildlife.