raccoon

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Watch a North American raccoon scale a tree to steal eggs from a red-tailed hawk's nest

North American raccoon (Procyon lotor).

Watch a North American raccoon sift for aquatic prey, using its keen sense of touch

raccoon baculum

Illustrated chart showing the footprints of eight animals-opossum, skunk, raccoon, red fox, woodchuck, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and muskrat-each with labeled front and hind foot tracks next to a drawing of the animal.

At a Glance

North American raccoon (Procyon lotor).

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Videos

Watch a North American raccoon scale a tree to steal eggs from a red-tailed hawk's nest

Watch a North American raccoon scale a tree to steal eggs from a red-tailed hawk's nest

Learn about the North American raccoon (Procyon lotor), shown here raiding...

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Watch a North American raccoon sift for aquatic prey, using its keen sense of touch

Watch a North American raccoon sift for aquatic prey, using its keen sense of touch

Learn about the North American raccoon (Procyon lotor) by watching one use...

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

North American raccoon (Procyon lotor).

North American raccoon (Procyon lotor).

Leonard Lee Rue III

raccoon baculum

raccoon baculum

Raccoon baculum.

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Illustrated chart showing the footprints of eight animals-opossum, skunk, raccoon, red fox, woodchuck, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and muskrat-each with labeled front and hind foot tracks next to a drawing of the animal.

Animal tracks

Tracks of various North American mammals.

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