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呵呵， 把小可爱放到这里吧 --- a curious, clever animal Raccoon , 实在是太可爱了， 咋整？ :p 差点要抱抱它，朋友说它咬人啊， 吓我一跳。 不过还是和它很有默契，我一招手，它就过来了，就蹲在我面前欧，一点不害怕 。 :O
关于小可爱的介绍：
Where the raccoon lives
The raccoon is found in southern Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).
It spends much of its time in trees or near streams or lakes searching for food.
The raccoon will live in a hollow tree, in a cave and even under a building.
Appearance
The raccon has black fur that grows around its eyes. It looks like it is wearing a mask.
Most of the raccoon's coat is a grizzly grey. The fur on the tail is light in colour with black rings. There may be four to six rings on its bushy tail.
The raccoon is the size of a small dog. It is a cousin of the bear.
Food
The raccoon climbs down from its tree and looks for food in the evening. It walks near streams and lakes searching for its favourite food - crayfish. Raccoons also eat snails, frogs, reptiles, insects, young birds, birds' eggs, corn and berries. Raccoons can be pests - they go into yards and knock over garbage cans looking for something to eat.
It holds food in its paws underneath the water and rolls the food around to wash it. When it is not near water it eats without washing its meal first.
Enemies
The raccoon is fierce so it doesn't have many enemies. Bobcats or wolves may attack it but it can fight them off. Men sometimes use dogs to hunt the raccoon. A raccoon will even fight off two or three dogs. Once a raccoon is treed the men shoot it. The raccoon's fur is valuable and the meat is good to eat.
Adaptation
The raccoon uses its paws almost as well as you use your hands. It walks slowly but can climb a tree quickly. It is also a very good swimmer.
The raccoon prepares for winter by growing a thick coat. In the winter the raccoon often sleeps but does not hibernate. It wakes up and will go out to eat on warmer days.
Babies
The raccoon is a mammal. The female has four to six babies in a hollow tree or log, in some rocks or in an empty burrow that some other animal has left behind. Babies are born in May or June. They are greyish brown when born. In a few weeks their black masks and rings of their tails appear. In three weeks their eyes are open.
At first the mother leaves the babies in the den at night while she go out to find food. In two months the young can leave the den and search for food with their mother.
The young raccoons usually stay with their mother for the first winter.
Interesting facts
If a raccoon is caught when it is young it can be tamed. It can make a fine pet. But as it grows older it may become cross. |
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发表于 2009-4-27 07:42:56
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