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- No one on record has ever died from
Raccoon rabies in the USA, but yet everyone is afraid of them.
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- Raccoons use their front paws like
hands; they can open even secure garbage cans and raid them.
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- Raccoons belong to the family Proconidae,
which also includes the ringtail, caotimundi and lesser panda.
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- Raccoons are intelligent and have a
long memory, plus an acute sense of hearing.
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- The name raccoon is derived from an
American Indian word for "the feeler", as raccoons
feel everything around them (especially in water) with their
delicate front paws.
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- People who feed raccoons who visit
soon find out that "the word has spread", and many
others come by to beg! Some raccoons who have visited people
will watch TV or listen to music with their human hosts.
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