TIL: There’s Probably a Raccoon Living on Every City Block in North America | Today I Learned

every city block probably has a raccoon

every city block probably has a raccoon living on it and people very rarely see

living on it and people very rarely see

living on it and people very rarely see them or or even know that they’re these

them or or even know that they’re these

them or or even know that they’re these animals

animals

animals I have adapted to urban living in a way

I have adapted to urban living in a way

I have adapted to urban living in a way it makes them common and present in

it makes them common and present in

it makes them common and present in almost every major urban complex

almost every major urban complex

almost every major urban complex throughout the United States and a lot

throughout the United States and a lot

throughout the United States and a lot of Canada their tremendous at adapting

of Canada their tremendous at adapting

of Canada their tremendous at adapting they have manual dexterity almost

they have manual dexterity almost

they have manual dexterity almost equivalent to that of a primate they’re

equivalent to that of a primate they’re

equivalent to that of a primate they’re intelligent they’re omnivores they can

intelligent they’re omnivores they can

intelligent they’re omnivores they can eat lots of different foods these

eat lots of different foods these

eat lots of different foods these animals live in our buildings they got

animals live in our buildings they got

animals live in our buildings they got on our roofs they figured out how to

on our roofs they figured out how to

on our roofs they figured out how to cope with these environments just as

cope with these environments just as

cope with these environments just as well or better than they used to do in

well or better than they used to do in

well or better than they used to do in the wilderness they even go into the

the wilderness they even go into the

the wilderness they even go into the sewer system get away from traffic and

sewer system get away from traffic and

sewer system get away from traffic and people and can move for considerable

people and can move for considerable

people and can move for considerable distances using those tunnels

distances using those tunnels

distances using those tunnels so Araku wants to live in a city because

so Araku wants to live in a city because

so Araku wants to live in a city because this is good habitat for them truth is a

this is good habitat for them truth is a

this is good habitat for them truth is a whole bunch of different species have

whole bunch of different species have

whole bunch of different species have begun to use cities because they’re

begun to use cities because they’re

begun to use cities because they’re adapting they’re figuring it out and

adapting they’re figuring it out and

adapting they’re figuring it out and they’re moving in if you walk up Mount

they’re moving in if you walk up Mount

they’re moving in if you walk up Mount st. Helens and you look down into the

st. Helens and you look down into the

st. Helens and you look down into the crater well you’ll see as a baby volcano

crater well you’ll see as a baby volcano

crater well you’ll see as a baby volcano growing within there