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Also Known As	Procyon • ringtail

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North American raccoon (Procyon lotor).

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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.

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

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

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