Raccoon
Published on Nov 19, 2015
The raccoon for kids
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PROCYON IOTOR
(SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THE RACCOON)
DESCRIPTION
- Stripes on the tail
- A mask around the eyes
- About the same same size as a cat
- Bushy tail with rings
Road kill
A cat like creature
Cautious(you need to be cautious around the raccoon)
Cubs a raccoon baby is not called a cub it is called a kit
Ominous
Only at night
Nocturnal that means it only comes out at night
A cat like creature
Cautious(you need to be cautious around the raccoon)
Cubs a raccoon baby is not called a cub it is called a kit
Ominous
Only at night
Nocturnal that means it only comes out at night
HABITAT
EATING HABITS
- Raccoons like to rummage through human garbage cans to find food
- Raccoons will eat almost anything
- Raccoons are omnivores
- They are prey and predator at the same time
THE RACCOON WALKS ON FOUR LEGS.
- The raccoon can stand on its back legs to reach things.
- The raccoon has thumbs so they can hold and grab things.
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LITTERS
- Raccoons have pregnancy period of 63 days.
- The "babies" are called kits.
- The raccoon have kits in a litter.
- The raccoon has its litter in the spring as early as March.
THE RACCOON HAS ADAPTED TO OUR RESOURCES.
THE RACCOON WILL EAT SMALL VERTEBRATES, NUTS, BIRD SEED, GARBAGE.
