Raccoon Portrait (Procyon lotor)
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwestern Florida
USA
Close encounters with a raccoon looking up from fishing under the sanctuary boardwalk.
The raccoon (Procyon lotor), also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon, or coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 11 to 57 lb).
Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. They are usually nocturnal and omnivorous.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability they have extended their range to mountainous areas, and coastal marshes. Raccoons are now also distributed across much of mainland Europe, Caucasus, and Japan.
Though previously thought to be generally solitary, there is now evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behavior. Related females often share a common area, while unrelated males live together in groups of up to four animals to maintain their positions against foreign males during the mating season, and other potential invaders. Home range sizes vary. – Wikipedia
Raccoon Portrait (Procyon lotor)
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwestern Florida
USA
Close encounters with a raccoon looking up from fishing under the sanctuary boardwalk.
The raccoon (Procyon lotor), also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon, or coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 11 to 57 lb).
Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. They are usually nocturnal and omnivorous.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability they have extended their range to mountainous areas, and coastal marshes. Raccoons are now also distributed across much of mainland Europe, Caucasus, and Japan.
Though previously thought to be generally solitary, there is now evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behavior. Related females often share a common area, while unrelated males live together in groups of up to four animals to maintain their positions against foreign males during the mating season, and other potential invaders. Home range sizes vary. – Wikipedia