What kills me about this video isn't just that there's a raccoon with decent table manners, but that the raccoon has better table manners than I have. I can't even remember the last meal I ate at the table instead of standing over the kitchen counter or hunched over my laptop. There's a lot that I could learn from this raccoon about having dignity and self-respect, and raccoons are animals that will eat out of garbage cans without a second thought.
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What kills me about this video isn't just that there's a raccoon with decent table manners, but that the raccoon has better table manners than I have. I can't even remember the last meal I ate at the table instead of standing over the kitchen counter or hunched over my laptop. There's a lot that I could learn from this raccoon about having dignity and self-respect, and raccoons are animals that will eat out of garbage cans without a second thought.
When I was in elementary school, my class read a story about a boy who had a pet raccoon, and ever since then, I wanted a pet raccoon. Even at that young age, though, I understood that it would have to remain only a beautiful dream. I knew, as everyone does, that raccoons are rabies infested scavengers unfit for domestication. But I also knew it didn't have to be that way. They're not born diseased garbage-pickers. Just look at this video and tell me you can't imagine an adorable little raccoon in your home.
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Keioniilynn, Flickr
Location: Florida
Age: 1
Breed: Raccoon
Favorite Toy: Empty water bottles, and anything that he can get his little hands on.
Favorite Treat: Crackers, grapes, dog food.
Likes: Feet and toes, playing with his five dog friends, and sleeping inside of pillowcases and behind dresser drawers.
Dislikes: People sitting on the couch.
Weird Quirks: Everything he does is basically weird.
Congratulations to our submitter, Keioniilynn. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!
More Cute Pets
Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week. This week, it's a special super-sized edition of Chew on This!
Wild Baboons Love The Wine Country
In South Africa, baboons have been raiding vineyards and getting drunk on fermented grapes. Worse, it's really cutting down on wine for the rest of us. [via Discovery News]
Sure, All God's Creatures Are Beautiful
We love animals. All animals. Except creepy monsters who live on the bottom of the ocean, which is basically what the isopod, a 14-legged carnivore, is.[via New York Magazine]
Rescue At The Zoo
Firefighters in San Francisco were called to rescue a stuck cat. Nothing unusual, right? Well, this one turned out to be a 360-pound tiger. [via San Francisco Chronicle]
Friskies or the Sixties?
Slate gets the story behind the totally psychedelic new Friskies commercials. [via Slate]
Born a Travelin' Stork
A lovelorn stork travels 8000 miles to meet his significant other. Unfortunately, the baby the stork was delivering was not pleased by the delay. [via Tonic]
Ghosts of Raccoons Past
To deal with his raccoon infestation, a man decides to give the raccoon-ghost whisperer a try... [via Los Angeles Times]
Bobcat Turned Squatter
A bobcat strolls into a home in Washington and decides to stay a while. "Uhh... sure... have a seat. I guess... I'll go get you some milk." [via Washington Post]
Om Nom Nom Nom
What's cuter than cute animals? Cute animals chowing down. Daily Squee has your adorable fix of elephants, puppies and more nibbling away. [via Daily Squee]
Pets are more often attacked by snakes than by any other wild animal. Photo: JS North/Flickr
VPI reviewed reports of more than 500 wounded pets to figure out which wild animals are most likely to attack cats and dogs as they roam the 'hood.
Top 10 Animals To Attack Pets
1. Snakes
2. Coyotes
3. Raccoons
4. Squirrels
5. Scorpions
6. Javelinas
7. Porcupines
8. Groundhogs
9. Skunks
10. Rats
Pets ambushed by wild critters typically need treatment for lacerations, bite wounds, and soft tissue trauma. Poisonous snake bites can require treatment with antivenin to counteract the toxin.
Attacks by javelinas (pig-like mammals also known as peccaries) and scorpion stings were isolated to the state of Arizona, but between snakes, skunks, rats and raccoons, curious pets can get into trouble with wildlife just about anywhere.
"Whether in urban or rural areas, pet owners should be aware of the danger posed by wild animals," Dr. Carol McConnell, vice president and chief veterinary medical officer for VPI, said in the report. "Always make sure that a pet's rabies vaccine is up to date. And if you know that potentially dangerous wild animals are present or you're in an unfamiliar area, take extra care to keep your pet close and secure."
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