Raccoons
A community portal about Raccoons with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Raccoons are nocturnal mammals in the genus Procyon of the Procyonidae family. Raccoons are unusual for their thumbs, which enable them to... [more]
A community portal about Raccoons with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Raccoons are nocturnal mammals in the genus Procyon of the Procyonidae family. Raccoons are unusual for their thumbs, which enable them to open many closed containers and doors. They are intelligent omnivores with a reputation for being clever and mischievous. Raccoons range from 50 to 100 cm in length and weigh between 4.5 and 16 kg. The raccoon's tail ranges from 20 to 40 cm in length. Male raccoons are generally larger than females.
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The St. Lucie County Health Department is urging White City residents to use caution and to avoid contact with raccoons after one tested positive for rabies, officials said today.
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A raccoon badly found badly wounded may get a second chance at life with a prosthetic limb.
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By CHRIS HAMEL chamel@repub.com WARE - The Ware Board of Health issued an advisory today to people who may have come in physical contact with raccoons, after one of the animals here tested positive for rabies.
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Over the past seven years, Allegheny County's rabid raccoon population has taken a nose-dive -- thanks to hundreds of thousands of waxy, smelly, brown blocks of vaccine-laced bait.
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Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons.
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A woman who was bitten by a raccoon while visiting a local park to watch a baseball game is being treated for rabies after the animal tested positive for the deadly virus early this week.
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A raccoon that was killed by a homeowner's dog in the vicinity of Schoolhouse Road and Buckelew Avenue tested positive for rabies, according to the Middlesex County Public Health Department.
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It's been a while since I've found the chance to post any updates, and now I have almost too much that I want to say.
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The 14th annual airdrop of raccoon rabies vaccine in Niagara County is scheduled for Aug.
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A raccoon is on the loose on the streets of Philadelphia. The fury little creature was spotted at about 2 p.m. Friday walking along 11th and Market Streets in Center City.
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A family's dog was mauled by aggressive raccoons and its owners say the problem is spiraling out of control.
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A 52-year-old Sheboygan man crashed into a utility pole, knocking out power Thursday night to about 20 homes, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department.
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A raccoon in the Olive Hill community has tested positive for rabies after coming into contact with a dog, according to Person County Animal Control.
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Orange County got its second confirmed case of rabies this week and its 12th case of the year.
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A man who keeps capuchin monkeys in his back yard was bitten by a raccoon Monday while he was feeding them, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
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