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Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Photo by Gano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

nocturnal foraging

Habitat:

AMNH grounds

Notes:

unafraid, just hungry

Reference Links:

Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Comments (1)
Yasser
NOAH's first raccoon! I saw one the other day here in California, but wasn't able to snap a photo in time. Great catch!
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2010

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