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ledzepplinfan t1_ix2f2r0 wrote

Reply to comment by Cinemaphreak in TIL: raccoons are native to North America, having been introduced elsewhere only in the 20th century. by acequark

I can't believe there was a raccoon in a zoo 😂 I work at a pizza place and we have a permanent family that eats from our dumpster I literally see them every day

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Comnena t1_ix39pac wrote

I mean, people have kangaroos in zoos and I can see mobs of them every weekend on my walks (or on the road when the idiots go for a wander). Just depends on what you're used it.

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idiotcosmonaut t1_ix2pj80 wrote

we have one that climbs onto our balcony at night when we remember to stock the birdfeeders

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Cinemaphreak t1_ix6fpr4 wrote

When I went to Spain I was coming from South Carolina.

I've lived in California for the last couple of decades and see raccoons every month or so in my front and backyards. No, I don't live anywhere near woods or the country. These are entirely urban critters and almost certainly what gave them the nickname trash panda. One got into a trap we had out to catch feral cats and boy was he not a happy camper. But thankfully he waddled off away from me when I let him out.

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ledzepplinfan t1_ix6khl2 wrote

The ones who live at my pizza dumpster are extremely fat. Totally unwild and dependant on human life. They're smart too.

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