Are we making raccoons smarter?

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Are we making raccoons smarter?

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The black-masked critters that teach themselves how to break into trash bins are the perfect urban survivalists, and we have ourselves to thank for that. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with experts who have studied raccoons to find out what we can learn from them.
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@RonsRaccoonFunHouse 3 жыл бұрын

I've been rescuing and rehabbing and raising raccoons for a while now. I've raised close to 500 of them. Raccoons are one of the most intelligent creatures on this planet, they have a incredible memory that some studies say is second to none on the earth. The raccoon proof garbage can in this video is extremely hilarious to me there was actually a study that was based on the a raccoons memory. 100 raccoons given 10 different locking mechanisms ranging from extremely basic to incredibly intricate. By incredibly intricate I mean multiple tasks to open push pull turn left lift right slide up twist pull and open etc etc etc a task that most humans may not even be able to accomplish. 92 of the raccoons successfully opened all the locks. They were taken away for different periods of time and reintroduced to the locking mechanisms a month later 6 months later 2 years later and out of those 92 raccoons 88 of them immediately opened each and every one of those locks without hesitation. This is one of the studies that claimed the raccoon has a memory second to any other creature on the face of this Earth.

@coastaf Ай бұрын

Awesome!! Thank you

@SteveinSanFrancisco 3 жыл бұрын

They're so adorable... until you come home from work and find a pack of them in your kitchen!

@melindamasi3505 3 жыл бұрын

😱

@melissageiger71 3 жыл бұрын

I got nothing but love for them ❤️❤️🦝❤️❤️

@staxoffunk1863 3 жыл бұрын

until they break into your attic and make a very expensive mess for you to take care of.

@MisfitsFiendClub138 3 жыл бұрын

U should have seen the raccoons I got to see on vacation in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, they were HUGE! So big they looked like they were on steroids 😂🦝👍

@stacyg585 3 жыл бұрын

I love that this show teaches me things I never thought about. Like, in my 45 years on earth, I never knew that the common raccoon uses his hands to feel food. How interesting!

@nancymiller4557 3 жыл бұрын

At one house I lived in we had a momma raccoon who had her summer home in our front yard. She didn't mind having her babies climb up the children and sit on their shoulders. She also loved bananas and would come up to me and gently take a half banana out of my hand. She was afraid but wanted that bananas really really badly.

@kpepperl319 3 жыл бұрын

I feed a couple of them once in a while... They lost their mother at a really young age. They are all grown up now, but they still come for a meal once a while.

@leahgary1107 3 жыл бұрын

Raccoons are beautiful, adorable little animals.

@06BIBOI 3 жыл бұрын

James Blackwood

@DMills-un1tl 3 жыл бұрын

As a crazy cat lady, I also love raccoons, though we rarely see them in the Arizona desert.

@AlleyandGrey 3 жыл бұрын

You would love it on my Northern California mountain ridge. They knock on the kitchen window. I give them peanut butter pretzels. They're beautiful.

@elyzsabethahne2116 3 жыл бұрын

You may see the cousin of the raccoon called "ringtail", or "ringtail cat" (not really a cat at all). I LOVE them!

@lorrie2878 3 жыл бұрын

I could have written your comment! I live in Arizona and I have 8 cats (and 4 dogs).

@annic7995 3 жыл бұрын

Another kat lady here! 😺😺

@LuckyBaldwin777 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in Arizona, too. I have to keep away from crazy cat ladies because I'm the crazy old man that feeds the birds lol

@K42023 3 жыл бұрын

Well , some species has to take our place when we go extinct.

@koleyw932 3 жыл бұрын

The world will be a better place when that happens

@joe_pinch 3 жыл бұрын

@@koleyw932 don’t know about that

@jasonmarcus1683 3 жыл бұрын

@@koleyw932 or maybe every species that becomes intelligent has the capacity for the same degree of good and evil that is inevitable as a result of being more intelligent.

@JK-dx4ob 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that they touched on the idea of the animal washing its food! In German, they're actually called "Waschbär," literally wash-bear! 🦝🚿😁

@MrMd217 3 жыл бұрын

Who finds raccoons scary? They are adorable!

@elanahammer1076 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute cuteness and the raccoons just got a bite of my heart ❤️! Thanks for the animal tranquility.

@robynshillinger4001 3 жыл бұрын

The lesson I’ve learned from raccoons is just choose to share, cause if not, they’re gonna steal it. So be nice and everyone lives. 🌺

@makeracistsafraidagain 3 жыл бұрын

The ones in my neighborhood are pretty smart already. And we love them.

@lyndabruce8105 3 жыл бұрын

I like wildlife. I like to see deer, foxes, raccoons, etc. But my neighbor doesn’t. Our local wildlife rehab place says if I feed raccoons, squirrels, they learn to overcome their avoidance of humans. Some people don’t find begging behaviors cute and demand those animals that frighten them to be euthanized. I don’t want wild animals to be euthanized so I don’t feed them (other than hummingbirds and finches).

@Randywatson34 3 жыл бұрын

They look like little bandits

@julianasuplee6900 3 жыл бұрын

Swiper no swiping! 🦝

@SnarkNSass 3 жыл бұрын

Creepy hands?!?! How rude!! PEACE

@aaronwilliams1249 3 жыл бұрын

Before I got a dog I used to put food out for the raccoons and I enjoyed watching them. They never caused me any problems. Mothers would bring their kits by and lay down as if saying, "Go play, momma's gonna take a nap." They were playful and fun to watch. I had a bucket under a sawhorse and the young raccoons would walk upside-down along the sawhorse to play with the bucket. I remember one raccoon laying on its back playing with a thick extension cord like it was some rope (and quickly removed the cord).

@kenthetrainartist 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, dogs are cool and cats are cute, but raccoons are like the best living beings known to man.

@amphiumaiii7058 3 жыл бұрын

I came here from an Onion video, thinking this was also an onion video.

@valeriemuscat5946 3 жыл бұрын

Go onthe raccoon whisperer KZfaq! You will love it!!

@adrianaros1023 3 жыл бұрын

they are adorable!! don't hurt them, please!!!

@Ms2blackcats 3 жыл бұрын

I love them feed them every night I live in the woods it's their home long before I got here

@rclaughlin 3 жыл бұрын

Against the family's advice, my late father tried raising chickens in a yard right across the street from a large urban park full of raccoons. It didn't take long for the raccoons to eat the chickens.

@stanleyhape8427 3 жыл бұрын

Well I'm sure the raccoons were thankful for the mcnuggets .

@kokonana4086 3 жыл бұрын

Not only smarter but also chubbier & rounder.

@thedreamweaver6514 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@royal_kira7184 3 жыл бұрын

Someone here knows THE TRUTH!!! 🦝🦝 🦝 🦝 🦝

@MothGirl007 3 жыл бұрын

And cuter.

@kdm1733 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes.

@impoppypanda 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!! And to all those furries I’d gladly give in.

@jemlyn67 3 жыл бұрын

Notice how the raccoon can hang headfirst while gripping with its rear feet. Raccoons can flip their feet 180 degrees outwards which also makes them one of the few animals that can go down a tree headfirst.

@TimeTheory2099 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks CBS Sunday 👍 to me, raccoons act like angry twenty pound cat's with hands.

@SkiesOnHigh 3 жыл бұрын

I love it! Animals and People are all living on the same planet together!

@someguy2135 3 жыл бұрын

After the dinosaurs went extinct, our ancestors must have been like raccoons. Curious, persistent and creative opportunists.

@cymeezer619rmh4 3 жыл бұрын

Trash Pandas! There’s a few that get on my roof and goof off. Pretty annoying when it sounds like big kids stomping around at midnight!

@WonderLady 3 жыл бұрын

I love them

@phyllissnook 3 жыл бұрын

You should do a report on the Raccoon Whisperer from Nova Scotia!

@samanthabrotto1272 3 жыл бұрын

Racoons are genious. You must watch racoons whisperer on KZfaq. You'll won't regret.

@thomwessels2281 3 жыл бұрын

I need a racoon. Tell my wife that it's OK.

@777ruthie 3 жыл бұрын

They love to play with toys too.

@offmeds2nite 3 жыл бұрын

i love them so much

@ajisenramen888 3 жыл бұрын

Trying to catch a glimpse of StarLord

@nancymcglinn8717 3 жыл бұрын

Got to love the trash pandas!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻😇

@jessicasmith7102 3 жыл бұрын

Put ”Bungee” cords on the trashcan lids. Then these CUTE critters can't make a mess.

@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын

They will chew on the cords until they break.

@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын

This neighborhood is just a 14-minute drive from my place. It appears they solved the problem with _two_ bungee cords. However, the cords _must be removed_ in the morning before the garbage trucks arrive or Recology will not empty the bin. forestknolls.info/2013/08/05/of-raccoons-trashcans-and-bungee-cords/

@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын

Well, upon further reading, not even two bungee cords can prevent the raccoons from getting into the bins. forestknolls.info/2013/08/31/trashcan-score-raccoons-2-bungees-0/

@RaymondHng 3 жыл бұрын

Tying non-stretchable rope seems to do the trick, but they still have to be removed in the morning before the truck comes. forestknolls.info/2013/09/25/continuing-saga-of-trashcans-and-raccoons/

@carlinetorweihe4246 2 жыл бұрын

Prof. from Ohio can come here. There is a racoon in our neighborhood. Now we have heavy stones on the rubbish tins to stop him from opening them and strewing food all over the place. To eat a bun they toss everything else out of the tins. One night ours was eating on the roof next to my open window. Seeing him in the half-dark, I screamed!!! He didn't leave off with the bun, despite my yelling. Then he jumped over the fence into the empty lot next door . I crawled out on to the roof, took the bun and put in the waste bin. The animal returned!! Was he ever angry. I could see his sharp little teeth in the dusk. He WANTED that thing. I did take photos of the bitten bun but could only sketch him on paper.

@natsune09 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not hearing much in this that helps us get to Rocket Raccoon any faster.

@ishmaelm1932 3 жыл бұрын

I have raccoons in my attic and inside the ceiling of my porch. They've evaded everyone of my traps. They somehow get the bait without getting caught lol

@victorcollazo3951 3 жыл бұрын

If we go extinct my money is on that raccoons or otters will replace our niche.

@carleypalmer6659 Жыл бұрын

Raccoons are freaking adorable geniuses and love they broke Canada’s raccoon proof trash cans Rocket would be proud

@borderterrierpoppyadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@joeybaseball7352 3 жыл бұрын

Raccoons are so cute.

@JoieGirl 3 жыл бұрын

They’re magical, woodland creatures... ❤️❤️❤️

@DianeWilliams 3 жыл бұрын

That use your attic as an AirBNB.

@SolaceEasy 3 жыл бұрын

Creepy Little Hands!

@lindsayhegeman2658 3 жыл бұрын

Love racoons!!

@aponi5093 Жыл бұрын

They're very intelligent animals!!!!

@shellyrae777 3 жыл бұрын

Little buggers ate a hole in my deck box where I stored bird seed/nuts. I swear they watched where I put it because the seed was in 2 plastic bags, I don’t know how they’d would’ve smelled it.

@mizmilz6153 3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't man a raccoon at one point in time after fish according to the evaluation of man theory or was it some type of lemur

@sherriianiro747 3 жыл бұрын

In northern Ohio for some reason they think all racoons have rabies and if someone calls an animal warden to complain about them they euthanize them no matter what - even the babies which has been going on for years now nor will they rehabilitate them either. It's crazy!

@RonsRaccoonFunHouse 3 жыл бұрын

It's saddens me the stereotype that the raccoon has been labeled with being a nuisance. Fact of the matter is man is the nuisance the raccoon is no different than you or I they want two things food and shelter and once they find those they are going to continue to frequent that location. So if you have a so-called problem with raccoons getting into your garbage can or up in your attic the problem is you man needs to take the responsibility to secure his which cans make sure his home is free of any access that the raccoon can get into if the raccoon doesn't find shelter or cannot access food anywhere on your property they will move on plain and simple

@MoMas7 3 жыл бұрын

I have a raccoon comes to eat food every night. In the dark, it sounds like Dark Vader’s breath before death from Star Wars.

@TheBaldr 3 жыл бұрын

There is not a night that goes by that I don't catch a Racoon on my trail cam in my backyard in a city. I've captured 4 of them on my camera at the same time. They are so common that I don't even bother saving the files. They are not even afraid of human smell. They walk up to the camera and sniff it because it is a new smell every time I put it out.

@shawnortmann9662 2 жыл бұрын

Now this is news!!!💯✌🏻😎🐾🦝

@BellaWorldAni 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was interesting that the woman who designed racoon proof compost bins didn't think it was a big deal that LOTS of money got wasted on her design that was apparently a total failure. She didn't find it disheartening that they opened her racoon proof bin in 30 seconds, "I was cheering for them to do it." ???? Whuh?

@MH-pz8wf 3 жыл бұрын

The woman needs to come up with a version 2.0

@trials6502 3 жыл бұрын

Money isn't everything, and if the lady broke even oh well. You've just assumed so much. Must be nice projecting.

@onlyrick 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it just seem like they're smarter because they are making us dumber. More dumber.

@cliofaces4937 3 жыл бұрын

Sooo true. 😆

@trials6502 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, like imagine "more dumber" being a full sentence.

@amnrob101 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a "cute threat" 🤔

@sclogse1 3 жыл бұрын

Then you've never been to a bar on a Friday night.

@judithwilber2540 3 жыл бұрын

aww..if they would only eliminate rabies from them,people wouldnt be so scared or mean to them

@RonsRaccoonFunHouse 3 жыл бұрын

Horrible stereotype.. although raccoons are a RVS "rabies vector species" doesn't mean that they have rabies. Rabies is actually pretty rare and confirmed cases vary throughout the country. I've been a licensed raccoon rehabber for lots of years I've raised close to 500 of them and I personally haven't seen any cases of rabies in fact the last documented case of rabies in a raccoon or any animal in my state was 1960.

@hr6334 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss my fam

@warnerrobins8542 3 жыл бұрын

They will revolve just like we did. There was cave people called humidors who watched monkeys use sticks and they learned. Then a monkey and a humidor got married and had modern people. It's pretty straightforward

@Nicky411 3 жыл бұрын

Dale Gribble, is that you parading as Hank?

@warnerrobins8542 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nicky411 No John Redcorn. Me and Nancy live next to Hank. Hank got rid of Peggy a few years ago and married Luanne. Dale committed suicide 5 years ago now.

@jojoandsuri1 3 жыл бұрын

I want to pet a pet raccoon they're too cuuuuute

@PowerK1 3 жыл бұрын

hah just watched this in school today geo class

@aspectoftheyeti1232 3 жыл бұрын

I have a raccoon proof bunker in my basement for the inevitable day where raccoons will take over the world

@julianasuplee6900 3 жыл бұрын

Rocky 🦝

@annic7995 3 жыл бұрын

No! They are making us smarter! I love kats and beyond.

@ce9345 3 жыл бұрын

Not where I live. I am thinning the herd!

@lw3269 3 жыл бұрын

They are smart already. I always close the lid of my garbage can. One day the lid ripped off and it was a few days before the company could replace it. Within a couple days they got inside and I had to free a couple baby racoons from inside. After years of sealed cans, they know in a couple days when something happens?? Scary.

@Sinleqeunnini 3 жыл бұрын

We will finally be able to meet a real Rocket Raccoon someday...

@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025 3 жыл бұрын

we need a Cunk On Raccoons...

@spideywhiplash 3 жыл бұрын

I have a backyard full of raccoons. I sprinkle baking soda and vinegar in my trash bags before I tie them and toss them. No more raccoons or rats get into my trash bins.

@jimthekayakguy7921 3 жыл бұрын

My system has worked in Florida for 4 years and we have installed thousands to keep bears and raccoons out of trash cans and keep them and people safe. KZfaq Jimthekayakguy for instructions, and it is very cheap to retrofit. Jim

@jamiesmith4293 3 жыл бұрын

There are so many smart animals. If their brains were disproportionately bigger like ours are, and if they had thumbs, then crap!

@redlegs7426 3 жыл бұрын

Duhhhhh Their smart asf look at rocket from guardians of the galaxy he makes bombs 👍🤣😂

@iparamount1 3 жыл бұрын

Raccoons!!!!!

@mariapdr3261 3 жыл бұрын

I love raccoons!

@Marella2024 3 жыл бұрын

How dare you all have a raccoon segment and not mention The Raccoon Whisperer, James Blackwood!? Y'all are slipping.😃

@raphlvlogs271 Жыл бұрын

do coyotes prey on raccoons in cities?

@twodoggies 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to keep raccoons out of your trash bins I have found that the dog poop I pick up from my walks and backyard and put into the trash bag does a wonderful job of keeping them out of the trash.

@JackTheRabbitMusic 3 жыл бұрын

how can humans make raccoons smarter, when humans are collectively and systematically being dumbed down? Raccoons are not following lockdown demands, and they are out after 10pm...so they will all die soon of the terrible and dreaded Cova. 🦠 R.I.P you little banditos! 🐰🎸🎶✌️

@RmcBlueSky 3 жыл бұрын

Only in US...

@elusiveDEVIANT 3 жыл бұрын

Only humans would prefer food be thrown into a trash safe instead of letting an animal eat it.

@bennymutant 3 жыл бұрын

I want a raccoon now

@iismyalias 3 жыл бұрын

No they are getting better at training us.😉

@WaffleCake 3 жыл бұрын

Most likely not. It probably seems that way due to witnessing their smartness.

@edyann 3 жыл бұрын

LEAVE ANIMALS ALONE.

@TB-ModelRR 3 жыл бұрын

ENJOY THE VIDEO!

@MrWolf22804 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Sly Cooper washes his food

@koleyw932 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta watch out for rabies

@ChrisW887 3 жыл бұрын

Watch youtuber James Blackwood Raccoon Whisperer from Nova Scotia. He's friends with them and feeds them every night.

@smc130 3 жыл бұрын

Raccoons would make good L&D nurses!!!

@myyoutubechannel2944 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@sclogse1 3 жыл бұрын

Smart goes up and down. The obvious example.....

@2Sage-7Poets Жыл бұрын

poor animals that they need to come closer to danger from humans only to find food..

@MrJohnnymarlboro 3 жыл бұрын

No.. we’re getting dumber...

@jamesricker3997 3 жыл бұрын

We have put strains on the raccoons environment that benefit the smarter raccoons The smarter raccoons live longer and have more smart babies

@rr7firefly 3 жыл бұрын

Nowhere in this story is there an actual encounter between a human and a raccoon. What happens if you find yourself in the same enclosed space with a raccoon? Will you need to take a defensive posture? Will the animal be on the offensive in a show of who is boss?

@sclogse1 3 жыл бұрын

Walk out the way you came in

@rr7firefly 3 жыл бұрын

@@sclogse1 Well yes, but that is not always possible. Let's say you walk out your front door, lock it, put your keys in your pocket, then walk into fenced-in front yard in the dark. A few seconds later you are head to head with a big raccoon. // I ask this because when I went camping I was sitting in the dark by my tent. I heard a noise. I flipped on my flashlight. There in front of me, 6 raccoons all staring hungrily.

@Primalxbeast 3 жыл бұрын

@@rr7firefly You camp and you're not experienced with being around racoons? The one in my profile picture was right at the bumper of my car. I've had one climb on my kayak before with me in it, and I had to try to shoo it off with my paddle. Someone had probably been feeding him.

@treewalker1070 3 жыл бұрын

No, they will keep their distance if you keep your distance. A few feet of separation is all you need. They are not aggressive, but they can defend themselves very well if necessary. EDIT: But another commenter mentioned what happens when people feed raccoons. Then they expect humans to feed them. Don't feed them! Like you don't feed bears.

@rr7firefly 3 жыл бұрын

@@Primalxbeast I have only encountered raccoons on ONE camping trip. I have been on at least 30 outings and have been up close to javelinas, skunks, marmots, aggressive Stellar's jays, ground squirrels, possums, and thousands of ladybugs swarming.