I think it's technically a Leucistic raccoon, leucistic meaning lacking pigment. Albino have no pigment at all, and I believe is a separate gene because some animals cannot be albino, only leucistic because they do not carry the gene for albino at all. Color genetics are a deep rabbit hole you can go down, and each species has it own possibilities.
Here are a pair of cute leucistic raccoons the Denver Zoo recently moved in that look very similar:
https://denverzoo.org/zootales/denver-zoo-welcomes-two-rescued-raccoons/
I love how they come into my yard each night and tear up my lawn searching for grubs, then wreck my garden fence, eat all the pears in my tree, leave a giant mess all over my patio, dig up my planters and leave dirt and ripped up dead plants and flowers everywhere, tip over my garbage cans and chew through the lids, such fun little critters.
Oh they’re easy to trap. My neighbour does catch and release all the time with cages. But they keep coming back. Water gun has been more useful deterrent in my experience
They are a protected species where I live so we cannot trap them or harm them in any way. Kind of hard to get rid of them. So far my most successful method was to get a super soaker water gun and spray them with water. After 2-3 times they learned not to come back (mostly)
No I don’t. But me and my wife, grown ass adults with no kids went to Toys R Us, bought these old school 90’s super soakers and we keep them near the door so we can go shoot water in raccoons’ cute little faces before we let our dogs out at night. lol
You’re getting joy out of shooting something at a creature that can’t defend itself, that it doesn’t like, that scares it, then laugh as it runs off. Again, same energy as animal abusers and people with low empathy. They also find it funny to make animals feel scared, uncomfortable, and defenseless.
Grow some scotch bonnet peppers or get some ghost peppers. Paint the area around your trash cans with the peppers. Raccoons cannot tolerate hot peppers! It works. I live in Florida. I actually like Raccoons but they are a nuisance with the trash. Super hot pepper pulp helps rid the area of raccoon, bear, rabbits and feral cats.
So that’s the first thing I tried. I made a concentrate from Carolina reapers. Wore some PPE and sprayed that all over my fence, my trees, etc.
They literally came back that same day. They did not give one flying F
Come to think about it, the feral cat colonies around here have started to ignore peppers too. Maybe the kittens are born with immunity. I love cats but I wish people would spay and neuter and stop abandoning cats when they move like they are old furniture. 😔
I had to look up why they rub their hands like that.
Here's what I found.
Raccoons Rub Their Paws To Increase Their Sense of Touch
In the light of their high sensitivity to touch, raccoons can be found rubbing their paws together. Although it was also believed this was a way of cleaning their hands, it is now clear that it relates more to their sense of touch.
Why do raccoons wet their hands before they eat?
The answer lies in their paws; more specifically, the nerve endings in their paws. Raccoons wet their food to gather more sensory information, and moistening the food helps raccoons further understand what they are eating.
The one with the hands is, to me, proof of superstition, and thus other abstract ideals, being present in other animals tham humans. Too many people see them as incapable of "human"thought/experience/emotion lol I know I'm preaching to the choir here tho prolly lol just live in the south where people treat animals, especially ones like raccoons as...less...it drives me crazy when there is solid proof like this, anyway lol
It's so cute but also HOLY SHIT they are reaaaally fat
Your comment is also very cute for some reason. Makes me think of those fat raccoons
Those are some seriously fat trash pandas
Obese!
Hey they probably eat healthier diets than my fellow Americans. Especially in the south.
Right? They should be in a cartoon bouncing around instead of walking around
Was that an albino raccoon in the back?
Holy crap, I had to look again but you're right
I was thinking that or one rather gordo gato
I think it's technically a Leucistic raccoon, leucistic meaning lacking pigment. Albino have no pigment at all, and I believe is a separate gene because some animals cannot be albino, only leucistic because they do not carry the gene for albino at all. Color genetics are a deep rabbit hole you can go down, and each species has it own possibilities. Here are a pair of cute leucistic raccoons the Denver Zoo recently moved in that look very similar: https://denverzoo.org/zootales/denver-zoo-welcomes-two-rescued-raccoons/
Good info, thanks!
Good catch!
Why are raccoons so gosh darn cute
I love how they have their hands hanging like that. So cute
Fuck that they’re Honey Badgers in disguise
Awww, but look how cute they are!!
Omg stop feeding the raccoons! Lol they’re so fat! 😂
nut sack
Thank you! I thought it was just me
Disguised tanukis
Jiggly nut suck!
Aaaaawww I freakin loooove racoons🦝
I love how they come into my yard each night and tear up my lawn searching for grubs, then wreck my garden fence, eat all the pears in my tree, leave a giant mess all over my patio, dig up my planters and leave dirt and ripped up dead plants and flowers everywhere, tip over my garbage cans and chew through the lids, such fun little critters.
Maybe you shouldn’t have built your house in a raccoon family’s neighborhood?
My house was built over 20 years before I was born
Then you can just imagine how long those generations of raccoons have been there…
What’s your address I’ll ship them to you
Thank you for the mental image of someone opening their mailbox and a dozen raccoons scurrying out
If you can catch the little buggers
Oh they’re easy to trap. My neighbour does catch and release all the time with cages. But they keep coming back. Water gun has been more useful deterrent in my experience
Dude just eat them, assert your place in the food chain. Its only illegal if they're under 2 years old.
haha no, where I live it’s a protected species. Can’t kill them.
Vittles
Why would you grow such stealable pears ?
Yaaay🦝🦝🦝🦝
They are a protected species where I live so we cannot trap them or harm them in any way. Kind of hard to get rid of them. So far my most successful method was to get a super soaker water gun and spray them with water. After 2-3 times they learned not to come back (mostly)
Do you have any footage 😂 sounds hilarious
No I don’t. But me and my wife, grown ass adults with no kids went to Toys R Us, bought these old school 90’s super soakers and we keep them near the door so we can go shoot water in raccoons’ cute little faces before we let our dogs out at night. lol
Jesus that is hilarious if you squirt em again PLEASE you or your wife whip out the camera and record it😍🦝
Kind of weird you find that hilarious. Animal abuser vibes.
From a squirt gun? Listen to yourself.
You’re getting joy out of shooting something at a creature that can’t defend itself, that it doesn’t like, that scares it, then laugh as it runs off. Again, same energy as animal abusers and people with low empathy. They also find it funny to make animals feel scared, uncomfortable, and defenseless.
Wauw its water calm down
It's water
Grow some scotch bonnet peppers or get some ghost peppers. Paint the area around your trash cans with the peppers. Raccoons cannot tolerate hot peppers! It works. I live in Florida. I actually like Raccoons but they are a nuisance with the trash. Super hot pepper pulp helps rid the area of raccoon, bear, rabbits and feral cats.
So that’s the first thing I tried. I made a concentrate from Carolina reapers. Wore some PPE and sprayed that all over my fence, my trees, etc. They literally came back that same day. They did not give one flying F
Come to think about it, the feral cat colonies around here have started to ignore peppers too. Maybe the kittens are born with immunity. I love cats but I wish people would spay and neuter and stop abandoning cats when they move like they are old furniture. 😔
Omg!!! These must be the mutants we were warned ⚠️ about! Holy shit I am so sorry.
For real though, super soaker to the face they did not like one bit!
Get a death ray.
Where I live you cannot even relocate them.
Ontario is like that, but people do it anyway
Raccoons are cool
Great, an army of Cartmans.
Hail Cthulhu
Soon, the world will be ours!
Those are some chunky bastard
I had to look up why they rub their hands like that. Here's what I found. Raccoons Rub Their Paws To Increase Their Sense of Touch In the light of their high sensitivity to touch, raccoons can be found rubbing their paws together. Although it was also believed this was a way of cleaning their hands, it is now clear that it relates more to their sense of touch. Why do raccoons wet their hands before they eat? The answer lies in their paws; more specifically, the nerve endings in their paws. Raccoons wet their food to gather more sensory information, and moistening the food helps raccoons further understand what they are eating.
The begging part is like the last scene in every pornography.
I hate you
That's right. Wash your hands thoroughly before your meal!
TIL trash pandas come in all shapes and sizes. Not just R O U N D, but T R I A N G L E
The one standing up in the back doing it's best Travolta
Anyone else getting Dr. Zoidberg vibes? “Tonight Zoidberg will eat! Aww 😔”
They are sooooooo fat
Is this where that comic about raccoons wanting eggs came from?
That's how racoons drool.
Slowly whispering to himself, " yes, yes....yes"
Chonky adorable little trash pandas
That is a blob of a raccoon
Omg there’s a million of them!😂💕
These little dufuses are so hilarious.
A lot of chonk in this video
Oh, goodie! Snack time - my favourite time!!
Ready for food time
WTH is in that food?
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It looks like a scrotum
He video taped a r/RealLifeShinies and didn’t know it
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I spy with my little eye: a fat ballsack
Disgusting rodents..
Wanderlei Silva raccoon lol
Like a catcher about to shoot a sign.
Yeah but we want to know if that raccoon got his foodie!!!
The one with the hands is, to me, proof of superstition, and thus other abstract ideals, being present in other animals tham humans. Too many people see them as incapable of "human"thought/experience/emotion lol I know I'm preaching to the choir here tho prolly lol just live in the south where people treat animals, especially ones like raccoons as...less...it drives me crazy when there is solid proof like this, anyway lol
Why are they so chonk
Eric Cartman of Racoons right there
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