Raccoon
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Flat Rock man, son charged in connection with shootingA Flat Rock man has been charged with attempted murder and his son charged with assault in connection with a shooting in March at a raccoon hunt in DeKalb County. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said Harold Lefelle Thompson, 50, was... In this article: Raccoon, DeKalb County, and All rights reserved |
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USATODAY.com | 7 hours ago
All aboard Amtrak's Auto Train
The agent mumbled something about just getting off the Teacups. I took a look around the station. There was a girl hugging a raccoon-sized Donald Duck, a man with Mickey-shaped holes in his Crocs, and a girl in a purple dress with Tinker...
In this article: Amtrak, Auto Train, Washington, D.C., Florida, Virginia, Orlando, Sanford, Fla, and All rights reserved
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Charlotte Observer | 18 hours ago
Observer forum: Letters to the Editor
...the City of Charlotte decides to annex areas, it offers services such as police, fire and solid waste. When wild animals such as coyotes, raccoons and foxes pose threats to residents, one would then expect the city's Animal Control Division...
In this article: George Bush, Sarah Palin, Conservatism, Saturday Night Live, and Mecklenburg County
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Rolling Stone | 1 day ago
Rihanna - Rated R
...features a severe black-and-white head shot of the star. She has her hand clapped over her right eye; her left eye, surrounded by a raccoon ring of mascara, glares back at the viewer. The context here is no secret: It is impossible to look...
In this article: Rihanna, Chris Brown, R&B, Russian roulette, Pro forma, Forever, Umbrella, Stargate, and Caribbean
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The Bergen Record | 2 days ago
The dog ate my turkey ... and other holiday chefs' disasters
...the only person who did not eat the turkey!" Many stories came with lessons. Such as, don't thaw a turkey on your back stoop where raccoons might get to it (Jean Carlson of Pompton Plains defrosted filet mignon and lobster tails that year)...
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Naples Daily News | 5 days ago
Inside the Conservancy Wildlife Clinic: A winter traveler, a healing heron and too many handlers
...the baby at that moment. Staff instructed the caller several times to immediately get the raccoon in a box and no longer allow anyone to handle it. Great detail was given to the caller regarding the need to get the baby contained in a...
In this article: Northern Gannet, Laughing Gull, Green Heron, Florida, Red-shouldered Hawk, Nine-banded Armadillo, and Eastern Cottontail
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news-record | 5 days ago
Guilford reports 11th rabies case of '09
HIGH POINT - A raccoon found on Blain Street has tested positive for the ravies virus. This is the 11th reported case of rabies in Guilford County this year. The raccoon had contact with one dog, which was not current on its rabies...
In this article: Rabies, Blain, Goat, Dog, Guilford County, and North Carolina
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washingtonpost.com | November 16, 2009
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In this article: Pumpkin, FedEx, Redskins, Hiccup, First Amendment, and Derrick Dockery
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washingtonpost.com | November 15, 2009
Redskins sign themselves up for some good karma
Three choices for the proper omen that foretold this latest Redskins win: 1) I saw a raccoon running across the tunnel that leads from the Redskins' locker room to the field. Everyone knows in-stadium raccoons are good luck. (Note to D.C....
In this article: Washington Redskins, Pumpkin, Dumb and Dumber, FedEx Field, and Arlington
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Daily Mail | November 12, 2009
Form an orderly queue: Band of raccoons line up for the bus
...but this is no stick-up. This group of critters regularly queue up for the No.18 bus in San Francisco to get a bite to eat. The bus stop raccoons have become regular visitors, thanks to the driver's habit of dispensing treats as he stops...
In this article: Legion of Honour, San Francisco, Polk County, Tampa, Florida, and Florida
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Rabies study to tally raccoons
GREENSBORO - This is for all you raccoons in Greensboro: Smile. You're on candid camera. Last week, Animal Control officers set special traps armed with cameras throughout the city for the first phase of what health officials hope will...
In this article: Rabies, North Carolina, Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The raccoon (Procyon lotor), (sometimes spelt as racoon), also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon and colloquially as coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. As a result of escapes and deliberate introductions in the mid-20th century, raccoons are now also distributed across the European mainland, the Caucasus region and Japan. Their original habitats are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability they have extended their range to mountainous areas, coastal marshes, and even urban areas, where some home owners consider them to be pests.
With a body length between 41 and 71 cm (16.1–28.0 in) and a weight between 3.9 and 9.0 kg (8.6–19.8 lb), the raccoon is the largest procyonid. Two of its most distinctive characteristics besides its good memory are its facial mask and extremely sensitive front paws. Both of these features are topics of the mythology of several Native American tribes. The diet of the omnivorous and usually nocturnal raccoon consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods and 27% vertebrates. Captive raccoons sometimes douse their food before eating it, which is most likely a vacuum activity imitating foraging at shores.
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