A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RACCOON

WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF A RACCOON.

THE DIET

• Raccoons eat almost anything.
• Berries are a favorite.
• Nuts.
• Scraps from trash cans.

HABITAT

• They prefer forests, but they live in other areas as well.
• Raccoons live primarily in North America.
• Raccoons will live anywhere they can support their young.
• Some people keep raccoons as pets.

RACCOON YOUNG

• Parents are very protective of their young.
• Babies are called cubs, like various other mammals.
• Mothers feed their young with milk produced by their own bodies.
• A group of raccoons is called a nursery or a gaze.
• Young are born in litters of three to five, with a gestation of about 63 days.

OTHER FACTS

• Raccoons are nocturnal.
• Life span is up to twelve years.

NOW

After you wake up, you look for food. You find some berries by the creek.

You wander into the town and try to find an easy-to-open trash can.