Superhero or Not?

Raccoons

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We are talking about the lovable little scamps who have stolen our trash and our hearts: the playful, impish raccoon. Are raccoons superheroes? Let’s find out!

Do some good

• Help the Raccoon Whisperer get more money for hotdogs
• Make a donation to Ringtail Rescue
• Learn more about the Powhatan tribes and the Virginia Algonquian tribes by reading Beyond Jamestown
• Lift up storytelling that fights for diversity and inclusivity by supporting The Word Storytelling Sanctuary
• Inspire hope and purposeful action by supporting the Pocahontas Project

Reference list

• James Blackwood – Raccoon Whisperer

• Brickthology – Azeban

• Scientists terrify raccoons to reveal inner workings of ecosystems

• PBS Raccoon Nation

• Virtual Nature Trail at Pennsylvania State University

• How Lifty and Shifty Stole Christmas

• Relationships among Raccoon Road-Kill Surveys, Harvests and Traffic

• Sparky and Mikaela pilot

• Pom Poko – Studio Ghibli

• Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles

• Ranger Rick

• Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

• Co-ed survives fall into gorge, but raccoon’s a little squished

• Animal facts encyclopedia

• Fascinating ways that raccoons use their paws

• PETA – Raccoons

• The City Raccoon and the Country Raccoon