RACCOON -Animal of the Week

SCIENTIFIC:  Procyon Lotor

ORIGIN:  North America

 SIZE:  0.4-0.7m (22-37lbs) 

             5-26kg (11-57lbs)

DIET TYPE:  Omnivore

TRADEMARK:  Masked thief, scavenger, nuisance

FUN FACT:  Raccoons have 4 to 5 times more sensory cells in their hands than most mammal