life of a raccoon
... No one knows why raccoon’s have masks. ... Raccoons have a life span in the wild of 5-8 years and captive raccoons can live from 8-13 years. ... Raccoons have the greatest chance of dying in the first 2 years of life in the wild because of hunting, trapping, cars, and dogs. ... Raccoon moms with their babies are ranked very high in their raccoon society. ... Because humans are taking over the raccoon’s environment, raccoons have harder times for finding food in the wild. ... Once there was and Indian who had a raccoon as a pet.