Can You Cohabitate With a Raccoon?

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Raccoons are called neophiles, meaning that they see something unfamiliar and they're down. Suzanne says in Canada, you can't legally have a captive raccoon. In the US, you can in certain states with a wild animal permit or a wildlife rehab license. But if somebody already has one, then, you know, I'm happy to people send me photos of them.

Tiny hands! Round rumps! Chaos! Compost! Delicious garbage and sweet faces make raccoons as mysterious as they are adored. World class raccoon expert, psychologist and animal behaviorist Dr. Suzanne MacDonald of Toronto’s York University explains tree sleeping, brain worms, cartoon raccoons, queer icons, whether you should keep one as a pet and also: some of the best career and life advice from midnight gremlins eating chicken bones in your driveway. Stay tuned for next week’s part 2 with half a dozen more raccoon experts.

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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris

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