This day in nature: Where do Raccoons sleep?

September 16th: I spotted this ball of fur high in a tree today. It is a sleeping raccoon, and since it is alone, it is probably a male. Raccoons have matrilineal societies - mothers sleep with their young, as well as their grown daughtersfrom previous breeding years ( and their young). Males, on the other hand, sleep alone once they are adults, and shift spots every few days. So if you have raccoons in your garage, they may be different ones every few days. Raccoons like to move around, even the mothers and their young.

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