re: #364 b_sharp

Raccoons are highly adaptive and intelligent, they’ll take advantage of any opportunities for free food that presents itself. I’ve seen them come within a couple of feet of people feeding them. I admire the raccoons, but think the people are stupid. Raccoons, as docile as they can appear, are still wild. Domesticating animals takes hundreds/thousands of generations.

Oh, yes.
Raccoons can appear docile, and act docile, but you never know what’ll set ‘em off, startle them, and if you do - all bets are off. My grandmother was bitten by a raccoon once - was in the hospital for a week, on antibiotics, and more antibiotics once she was out. Don’t mess with ‘em. I think they get along with my cats OK because the cats leave them alone - as I said, there’s plenty of food, and nobody needs to fight over it.