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Crab-eating Racoon

Procyon cancrivorus

Photo by AdamRiley
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

The Crab-eating Racoon is a really cute nocturnal South American mammal that forages by sifting through wetlands with its hands for crabs and other aquatic prey.

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PublishedFebruary 27, 2012

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