Raccoon

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Raccoon
RKruzelak_Raccoon_Pic.jpgScientific name: Procyon lotor
Length: 18 to 38 inches
Weight: Up to 45 pounds
Adaptions: Nimble fingers to help eat food
Food Source: Fruit, nuts, reptiles, insects, mammals, and eggs
Water Source: Rivers and lakes
Shelter: Hollow trees and dens

Did you know...
  • Raccoons are related to Kinkajuos and Pandas
  • Raccoons are nocternal
  • Raccoons live to about 10 years in the wild
  • A Raccoon's baby is blind for three weeks






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Raccoon Diorama




References

“Raccoon.” Animals. 2009. National Geographic Society. 17 Apr. 2009,
<http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/raccoon.html>.

“Raccoon.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 1986.

“Raccoon.” Wild Life Fact File. 1991

“Temperate Deciduous Forest.” Temperate. 2007. Enchanted Learning Software.
23 Apr. 2009 <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.
shtml>.
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