The raccoon has a body length of forty eight - seventy cm and tail of twenty –twenty six cm. The weight is on five - eight kg. The dense fur is on the top gray, brownish or reddish-brown and the belly is usually gray-white. The raccoon has clear face, the black fur covers the cheeks over the eyes and the inner part of the nose. The black face is surrounded by light/whitish fur. The tail is thick and striated with five - seven black rings . The raccoon stores fat in its tail which therefore becomes thinner over the winter. In summer , the tail is relatively thin.
The common raccoon, the natural distribution in the America from Canada in the north to Panama in the south. In the wild live raccoon in the woods , streams and lakes.
The raccoon got its name because it often looks as if it washes its food. However, there is more talk about that it uses a highly developed sense of touch of the forepaws to identify food items found underwater. The raccoon is active at night, where it often is visiting people's gardens to look for food in garbage cans. In the US., the raccoon is a great nuisance when the plundering garbage cans . Therefore, importance is often married off or sets traps.
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