Sheltering
19 November
A raccoon - my francophone neighbours have a better name, the raton laveur or handwashing rodent because that’s what they do with their busy, busy little paws. These guys are too smart for their own good and far, far too dexterous.
Those paws? Have a read of these - the second link has some cute pictures as a bonus. A fascinating creature, and plenty of them around where I live:
https://raccoonrapport.com/raccoon-paws-a-closer-look-at-their-dexterity
https://www.skedaddlewildlife.com/location/durham-region/blog/raccoons-amazing-sense-of-touch/
What do Skedaddle do with the raccoons once they've removed them from properties where they're causing problems? It doesn't seem to say in the link.
They are certainly furry and cute but don't draw near! Last year one of them in the northwest neighborhood of our city apparently went bonkers and was chasing people and dogs about. I think it disappeared before the animal control people showed up.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/08/raccoon-attacking-people-dogs-in-nw-portland-still-loose.html&ved=2ahUKEwiA8b673OiJAxUyDzQIHUlWGLsQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0luKy0bfmOCgjNmGbwRwDw