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02/18/2024

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02/18/2024

“It takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow. There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.” ― Roy T. Bennett

02/17/2024

Raccoons make a variety of sounds. These are growling, screaming, purring, hissing, etc. When communicating with each other, they actively use specialized voice signals. Newborns and young raccoons "talk" to their mother. The cubs beg for food with the help of sounds similar to the chirping of birds.

02/17/2024

Daytime vision plays a lesser role in the life of raccoons: they do not have sufficient ability to see what is happening in the distance, but at dusk and at night nothing is hidden from them. When obtaining food, animals rely mainly on hearing and smell, these senses are well developed. The nose of the raccoon is mobile and very sensitive. The sense of smell also serves for the interaction of individuals: like other predatory animals, raccoons mark their territory with odorous marks.

02/15/2024

This phenomenon is explained by Bergman's rule: with a wide distribution of representatives of a taxon, those that live closer to the poles will have larger sizes, since increased body sizes provide a more favorable ratio of mass to body surface in terms of heat transfer.

02/15/2024

It is worth noting that in addition to species, the size and weight of raccoons depend on the habitat. So, individuals living at the northern borders of the range are much larger than their southern relatives.

02/12/2024

The famous taxonomist Carl Linnaeus initially erroneously placed the raccoon in the genus Ursus. Related to this is the German name Waschbären, which can be translated as "washing bears".