Raton laveur - Racoon by Kordouane
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Description
Le raton laveur, ou plus exactement le raton laveur commun,est une espèce de mammifères omnivores de l'ordre des carnivores. Originaire d’Amérique, cette espèce a été introduite pour la dernière fois en Europe dans les années 1930 (après la disparition un siècle plus tôt de la dernière population introduite). Il doit son nom à son habitude, plus ou moins réelle, de tremper ses aliments dans l’eau avant de les manger. L’animal, de la famille des procyonidae, est essentiellement nocturne et grimpe facilement aux arbres grâce à ses doigts agiles et à ses griffes acérées. Il a le pelage poivre et sel avec de légères teintes de roux. On le reconnaît facilement à son masque noir bordé de blanc autour des yeux et à sa queue alternant anneaux clairs et noirs. Le raton laveur s’adapte à de nombreux milieux naturels. Opportuniste et facile à apprivoiser, il s’aventure également dans les villes nord-américaines (Canada, États-Unis). Son comportement varie selon le sexe et la région où il vit. Il est toujours chassé pour sa fourrure.
The raccoon, or more precisely the common raccoon, is a species of omnivorous mammals of the carnivorous order. Originally from America, this species was last introduced into Europe in the 1930 (after the last introduced population had disappeared a century earlier). He owes his name to his more or less real habit of soaking his food in water before eating it. The animal, of the procyonidae family, is essentially nocturnal and climbs trees easily thanks to its agile fingers and sharp claws. He has a pepper and salt coat with light red tints. It is easily recognizable by its black mask with white borders around the eyes and its tail alternating light and black rings. Raccoons adapt to many natural environments. Opportunistic and easy to tame, he also ventured into North American cities (Canada, United States). Their behaviour varies according to gender and region. He is still hunted for his fur.
Comments (13)
Koala44
Magnifique portrait, j'aime cette photo
ikke.evc
Nice capture.
marcPoser
C'est une description fidèle; je les connais!
MagikUnicorn
Trop mignon
Deva3D
Very beautiful capture!
miwi
Richardphotos
I trapped raccoons for some of my former clients and took them to the local Police station and I would leave them there. the police would release them in the country side and they would return my traps
rhol_figament
I saw three young ones running across the road, lucky for them they made it to the other side. Darn those human pests...
mtdana
So cute - beautifully done!!!
VDH
Beautiful animal , great capture !!
UteBigSmile
Cette petite bestiole est vraiment magnifique!
DukeNukem2005
Very beautiful and very nice!
Viewpoint42
Beau portrait