Comments about raccoons

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Joey TPA Street Level Nine: Goddam raccoons!...

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Mary: if the raccoon was living under my house or at the back of my yard or behind my shed that would be an easier solution to take it and dispose but when it lives in......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

augydoggy: To all the naive people in here that think raccoons are cute and are their backyard pets: These are wild and cold-hearted omnivores that care nothing about you and would eat you alive if given the......

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Maz, Netherne: Why do they, well I think they think they are helping them, looking after them. We don't have raccoons here in London but we have a lot of foxes raiding our bins at night. If you......

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leosdragyn: I live in S Ca, and currently feed two stray cats in my backyard (apartment complex). One cat I had spayed the other day, and she is a sweetie, but my indoor cats hate her......

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naturelover: For Missyelliot, you ask quite a lot if the person debating you ways in Kauai. First off last time I checked it was quite easy to get rid of chickens i.e. A DOG. And number......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Peter: ever heard of the internet, dana? or humor? I KILL YOUR FLAME COMMENT WITH FIRE! see? it works something like that. as opposed to, say, sitting at home and shooting raccoons with a flamethrower. also: i am curious......

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dana: To Jamie and Peter! What the F--- is wrong with u 2 idiots!?!? How about I come kill you?Raccoons are GREAT animals. I have 14 as pets. All spayed and nuetered. All kinds of......

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IT: Is there any way of stopping the raccoons using your properity as an outhouse. I have a family of them in our neighborhood taking their business on the side of the house. Luckily......

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Darren: I have a cat which has food outside and every so often Raccoons come and eat the food even if my cat is near and my cat doesn't attack and neither do the raccoons and......

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Omaha: at the moment i am trapped in my friends bedroom becuase she has a momma and its baby raccoons running around her house, we were woken up this morning by her dad telling us he......

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Bruce: There is a family of about 5 or 6 raccoons tearing through my neighbourhood right now making loud noises. They were on my neighbour's roof, so I went to fetch ma paintball gun, n......

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Annoyed: Nuthouse. If your talking to me, I never said I was killing raccoons. I said my cousin said they will kill them and I wanted to know if its true, cause if it is then......

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nuthouse wildlife rescue: I hope that you do not kill anyone alse in your back yard.... Raccoons are wild animals but the comments on this site are so biased.... Kill morons who move into wildlife territories.......

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Disgusted!: I live in an apartment building on the third floor and a raccoon (or raccoons) have been using my balcony as their latrine. When I cleaned it up, I used a tarp, gloves and......

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Kathy: I have about 4 or 5 raccoons that come from across the street and eat ( i am guessing bugs) on our front lawn. The come every night and then go back across the......

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cat : cool my sisster loves raccoons & so do i...

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anon (adsl-074-183-055-035.sip.cha.bellsouth.net): I was just sitting here at my computer when I heard a loud scary whining right outside my window. I grabbed my pistol and flashlight (my house is in the woods) and opened the door......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

sage: Guy McLaren says in an earlier post: "All wild animals are dangerous. Especially African ones." My response: All domesticated humans are dangerous. Especially american ones. I've lived with raccoons, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and opossums my whole life--and......

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lynda: Hm.. all you guys seem to just be talking bad about reccoons... have any of you ever seen a life one that was someone's pet... we actually have two... my step mom works at an......

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Frank: DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS! Its really not a difficult concept to understand. Who knows you might even make friends with those neighbours who don't have alot of respect for you because you just don't......

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Larry, Curly & Moe raccoon removal?: The bright woman that lives next to us, has allowed a tree to grow against the foundation wall to three stories high. This is a perfect stepladder for our raccoons. Now "we need trees for......

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Frank: I have 3 or 4 huge fat raccoons that visit regularly on my flat garage roof. The mess they leave behind is utterly disgusting! I have to go up there at least once a week......

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AJ: Take a pellet gun and spray the raccoons or a slingshot and rocks and shoot them off ur property...

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Jonathan: Some Raccoons just cornered me inside the house when I went for a midnight snack. I'm sleeping out in a detached office. They made a racket and kept hissing and staring at me......

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autumn: carla - I'm scared of raccoons too...They growl, hiss and charge at me. They live in my trees too, jumping from one tree to another over my house. They have chased off all my wild......

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carla: i'm rally scared of raccoons they've been leaving in one of my trees and at night they kill squerrls and they make such wier noises ...

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CE: I went to the top of {Mont-Royal} here in Montreal to see the meteor shower but due to a thunder storm, the sky was too cloudy to see anything. We did get a good......

in response to: Shooting Stars & City Glow by jeeff

Belroc: Raccoons rule the dumpsters at my apartment complex. You'll know that they're in there because all the cats will congregate and wait outside of the dumpster for thier turn.. [[img:22682]] Heres a big one!! [[img:22683]] [[img:22684]] ^^And a baby.... ...

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ken: I see raccoons all the time in NYC when I take late night walks between 3-4am. They usually run away, as soon as they see me, which makes me sad....

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procyon: General consensus seems to be a combination of luck (sometimes it's just unlocked) and being polite/respectful to the people who work there (i.e. if you see people working inside, try asking nicely if you can......

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autumn: XxxshannonxxX - My response would be "yes, you can get in alot of trouble" in more ways than one. A baby raccoon can be very cute. Irrestably cute. But baby raccoons will grow up very......

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XxxshannonxxX: last night, a little raccoon touched it's nose on my hand, cuz i freed it from a garbage dumpster bin. it was so cute, but i was shaking afterwards. does anyone know if there is any......

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gioconda: I live in Los Angeles. Just lost 2 cats to raccoons in 2 weeks. Faccoons come to eat grapes & oranges that grow in my backyard, and since its' summer and everything is ripe, they......

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Marylizbeth: Uggghh...RACCOONS. They have been haunting us and our neighbors for the last month. We each have a pool and fountains and these rotten raccoons have been using the pools and fountains as their bathroom. Every......

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Worried: How do you clean the feces? I know they can be extremely dangerous but it seems that many people are faced with this potential health hazard each and every morning. I found some scat on......

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anon (bas5-kitchener06-1096639712.dsl.bell.ca): Dr.mike: 18th Feb 2007 - 03:58 GMT raccoons are cute but dangores and I should know Im an animal care expert at a vet clinic. Dr Mike ummm the correct spelling to the word "dangores" is DANGEROUS......

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char: do raccoons like rain? how in the world do i get rid of them. we trap one and there's always more in a few days. i have 3 kids that love the outdoors but i'm......

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autumn: anon - as I indicated above, I called the Department of Wildlife regarding aggressive skunks seen during the daytime. They had received alot of calls regarding this behavior. Their response was that both skunks and......

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Julian: I've thoroughly enjoyed all the stories on this page. Especially the one about the pissed off squirrel, the pooing while begging for food cat, and the BYOT raccoon. What a trio. I found this site via......

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Coon-B-Gone: I had my first run in with raccoons in Toronto last summer just before vacation. My family was already gone and I woke to the sounds of something scratching at the door outside of my......

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autumn: Fast Eddie - I have had raccoons for yrs., tried EVERYTHING and have reluctently come to the conclusion that trapping is my last option. As for the pile of poo, throw an old sheet or......

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Fast Eddie: To supplement: I'm in Toronto. We have never kept food or garbage on our deck. Starting some time last Winter, the coons poops right in front of our sliding door where we get in and......

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pearlseeker: We live on a farm. We have about 15 feral cats...and now 2 raccoons! When I call the cats to eat, the raccoons come out to eat, too! They act like they......

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autumn: Coyote urine bought online DOES NOT WORK, don't waste your money. Raccoon repellent bought in store irritates every living thing that comes in contact with it, inc. birds,humans,pets and the envirement. I returned it. When......

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autumn: Well,my raccoons are trying to make a comeback. Found their muddy pawprints on my front porch, on my car, and a little poo at my tree. Immediately sprinked some coyote urine and haven't seen any......

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Kevin: Being from a wooded area in South Jersey, I have much experience with Raccoons, and I can say they are both cute AND dangerous. First - if you see them during the day -......

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Dr.mike: raccoons are cute but dangores and I should know Im an animal care expert at a vet clinic....

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autumn: For coyote urine, go to Critter-Repellent.com. I haven't tryed it yet but I bought some...It's reasonablly priced and I want to be ready at the first sign that the raccoons are back. Gonna nip this......

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Grace: Cat Urine doesn't do anything. There are wild cats living in my area and rome in my yard. I think they live in harmony with the possums and raccoons. I understand that the raccooms......

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Grace: I have raccoons and possums coming to my back yard. I heard that coyote urine is for possums and fox urine is for raccoons (or visa versa). So I thought I'd buy both.......

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autumn: Been awhile since I posted. The only nice thing about below zero winter is that THERE ARE NO RACCOONS. My pet door is open again. But not for long - dreading the day I will......

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fedup: It's been awhile since my last post. Summary: Got TWO raccoons in my live trap, and relocated them to a friendlier neighbourhood (a little more than 1 km away I guess, about 25......

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Susannah: I didn't know raccoons were a danger to cats. My cat is almost as big as a raccoon, I think he would be okay. But they are brazen, they were going through my garbage one......

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TM: YIKES! Well, I think I now know what happened to one of my cats. She was a curious lil' thing. She was actually seen going after a very large raccoon one night as if to......

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autumn: Michele,gg, keep it up. I am educated to the PhD level but also have "street smarts". Worked 20 yrs. as a CPS Social Worker. My home & 1 acre of property are the sum total......

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fedup: That's it. I've had it. I just can't be 'senstive' any longer. If I go to the country, I will be cognizant of being in the raccoons backyard and act accordingly (let him/her have their......

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Michele: Raccoons are animals with feeling. I know they can be a pest to many however they need to survive as well. We have taken away from the wildlife by building and continue buliding on every......

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Michele: Ok....here's my story My dog Milo passed away on May 2, 2006. I was and still am grieving from losing him. Anyhow on the day Milo died I noticed this raccoon which I have never seen......

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Astro Guy: Great. Just great. How the heck am I supposed to relax when I’m outside on clear nights at the telescope?! I’m in BC, right down in the extreme South-West, by the US border in a......

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jody Richman: Do racoons yelp when hurt. At 4 this morning I heard what sounded like a small dog yelping in pain in the neighbors yard. I went to investigate, but couldn't see. I thought I heard......

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littleone53: I would like to let everyone know, that if u let your cat or dog outside, when raccoons are around, you need to make sure that the adults do not have there babies around, cause......

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Dianna: Do raccoons tear up new lawns ?my neighbor has a new lawn and almost every nite parts of the lawn are folded back like a carpet. We have alot of raccoons around but this is......

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Mary: My dog, a Jack Russell, was attacked by a raccoon just a few minutes ago. It is a hot night, so I have the window open in my TV room. My dog, who......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Autumn: When you own your home, it's a quite different experience. Older, wiser and not so naive, I finally hired an animal trapper that I found in the yellow pages under "pest control" and paid them......

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Tony Iommi: At one point, while I was attending undergrad, I lived in an apartment building (actually, a house converted to apartments) where a rather large family of raccoons lived as well. They chose to reside......

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tricia: raccoons like to hang in my yard at night and trash stuff. last night they kept revisiting, mamma and babies, they slashed big holes into a chair, dug up my cactus, and in my......

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Happy Grammie: I live in Burlington, ON, and feed the birds all year long, have five birdbaths for them also. We also have raccoons and skunks roaming around at night, but what I love to do is......

in response to: Forget Raccoons...Groundhogs! by Mat-E

I hate raccoons: How would you like to be a hostage in your own house, unable to use your own backyard due to it have been taken over by 6, count em, 6 raccoons, who roam freely at......

in response to: No Mr. Raccoon, You May Not. by protocolotis

jessica: Oh- I neglected to mention THE perfect solution for when raccoons become pests, a tried and true method that my brother in The Adirondacks of Upstate New York invented: shoot the critters with a......

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jeeff: clearly there are raccoons, and then there are ##raccoons##....

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woaquin: I DECLARE WAR AGAINST ALL RACCOONS....

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74: also,i cant belive those pic did u take them?!?!? u must hav been scared expacly that close!but ya ive cen alot more scarere things than raccoons tell me bout it!!...

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elaine: i think i would like to know about anyone making tapes for them... like praps mantras, "i lovingly release you raccoons from my life" or scary movie laughing, or children in a playground. there has......

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patti: I live on Long Island, New York, in a small village and have a few raccoons in the neighborhood. Two years ago they made their way into the sofits/eves of my garage and were......

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Blue: Raccoons are people too!...

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EvilGentleman: jack, wind burn is when the cold air blowing against your skin does not go so far as to cause frostbite, but instead slowly tans your skin darker. The intense sunlight from reflections off snow......

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Foxy (dee_c25@hotmail.com): I have a problem with raccoons. They live in my roof above my 7 month old daughters room and I cannot get rid of the bastards!!! My daughter and I live alone and I have......

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Elicar: Thanks GPP! Mussels would be the #2 in my dietary restrictions. #1 is {raccoons}. ...

in response to: Great Kills by GGP

Elicar: There is no accounting for taste Evil. I never thought thay my [[2864: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous?]] and [[3021: Dirty Windows]] would land in the top 10 articles for this month, especially the Dirty Windows.......

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Elicar: Elaine, you'll love my backyard. I co-exist with squirrels in the summer. When I moved in to my current house in 2003, I started naming them, Joe, Dick, Harry, etc. But there are so many......

in response to: A Beautiful Sunday Afternoon by Elicar

Cavit8: We have raccoons in our backyard. When they get fighting, it's a little crazy. The babies are very cute. With our garbage bundled up, they simply go elsewhere. I have more of......

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anon (63.250.117.199): Toronto wouldnt be Toronto without the raccoons. They are pushy, busy and active, something like the rest of us here. I've caught them in my kitchen, trying to climb in windows etc. No damage yet......

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moose: " it is we ,the humans , who have intruded on their hahitat" This is true from a historical point of view . BUT. I work in the cnstruction industry and we......

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moose: "they will eat just about anything" In theory correct but not a given. On occasions we have goofed and did not place all the bungee cords on the garbage cans. The......

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moose: "call a reputable no-kill animal removal service" We had two trees beside our house which provided raccoons access to our roof. One year one mother managed to push......

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elaine: not that i am suggesting you should try milking raccoons...

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Peter: i was just hanging out with my friend {sally}. she saw this entry and freaked out. apparently, not everyone likes {raccoons}!...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Elicar: It has been quite interesting reading all the comments regarding my family of raccoons! I have come to a conclusion that that these cute but sometimes spooky not so little critters are just like humans. They......

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moose: "Raccoons are an important part of natural biodiversity." That's why I recommend spaying them with a garden hose. Boy can they run fast if you blast them . They will be back......

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I've decided NOT to eat any raccoons I might find on I95. I won't corner any, but I will play loud music, but not Public Enemy, because they are cute, clean little buggers who are......

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M.G. Michaud: Hello! As a wildlife rehabilitator and someone who has hand-raised many orphaned raccoons over the years, I wanted to contribute a few words to the forum. Raccoons are as "intelligent as any primate" (this from a friend......

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grange: Yes Catherine they do .Although not because they are shy .Raccoons are in a word "clean freaks" ( actually two words ) Like cats the groom themselfs .Often raccoon's self groom and the young will......

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I think that you should rename this article. I propose: Raccoons Cute, Dangerous or Delicious? And please, if anyone knows about Elaines question whether raccoons cover their eyes with their hands, let us know. I'm desperate......

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Squirrel: To carry this discussion along an even more oblique tangent: Do an inventory of all the animals that people consider 'pests': rats, mice, seagulls, raccoons, cockroaches, sparrows, pigeons etc... What do they all have......

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Squirrel: Geez people, what's the matter with you? Raccoons are cute and harmless. I had a whole family of them living in my backyard. I spent all summer working in the back yard......

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illwind - Toronto Canada: I had the pleasure of a family of raccoons living on my third floor outside alcove. The mess they made was incredible. They are pests; they carry disease (such as rabies) and they fear no one! Good luck......

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Peter: people eat raccoons?...

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elaine: is it raccoons that sit in trees and if you shine a flashlight up at them they cover their faces with their little hands? maybe it is something else less killer, like bushbabies or something. someone......

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Harry?: raccoons ate my sister...

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