The Trash Panda Challenge: How Raccoons Outsmarted Toronto City

The Trash Panda Challenge: How Raccoons Outsmarted Toronto City | Wild to Know

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The city of Toronto recently spent millions of dollars creating new raccoon-proof trashcans. But they didn’t last long against the so-called “trash pandas”, which were filmed climbing into the containers just days later. So, how did they get in? Known for their flexible human-like fingers, advanced sense of touch, and problem-solving skills, raccoons are remarkably intelligent and also have great memories - ideal for life in urban environments. We find out more about these bandits of the bins, including why it pays to be shy if you’re a raccoon.
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@terramater 8 ай бұрын

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@marisapatch431 8 ай бұрын

I live in Toronto and can confirm that these critters are so cool and smart. The new bins have been a huge improvement in my opinion! While there may be a few mishaps, majority of the bins have been doing an excellent job at keeping raccoons out. I personally love having so many raccoons in the city and I think they play an important part in creating healthy and diverse urban ecosystems (in North America at least)...but I am definitely relived that I no longer have to constantly clean my garbage up off the ground after a raccoon stopped by for a midnight snack.

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your insights! It's always good to hear from someone that is experiencing the situation on a daily basis :)

@K1ddkanuck 8 ай бұрын

I live in Toronto, and can confirm. Trash pandas are exceedingly intelligent, and we have a vast number of them. The whole "raccoon war" thing is pretty overblown though. Over all, They've pretty much become city mascots. And while yes, they can be mischievous and result in minor to medium inconvenience on a regular basis, for the most part we love our fuzzy little bandits and cohabitate pretty happily with them. It's no coincidence that the Resident Evil franchises' Raccoon City is filmed in Toronto. We are literally Raccoon City.

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your insights! It's good to know that Toronto is proud to be the Raccoon City ❤️🦝

@AwakenedAvocado 8 ай бұрын

Why thet they didn't have raccoon zombies ,in raccoon city?

@Isaiahmightbecool 8 ай бұрын

Racoons were probably like: yo they dropped a new update?

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@Radule317 8 ай бұрын

"I'm in the Waste Management business! Everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up! It's a stereotype! And it's offensive!" - Tony Raccono

@yourlostcarkeys3261 8 ай бұрын

You guys are criminally underrated

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support! Means the world to us!

@blunzengrostl5899 8 ай бұрын

🙌 Sly Raccoon in real 😆

@Solomon0424 7 ай бұрын

Raccoons are so cute tbh 😊

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

They are! And so smart! Have you ever had an encounter with one? 😊

@sslizard 8 ай бұрын

Hey at least it's some good enrichment for the raccoons

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

true that!

@Kiyoone 8 ай бұрын

Wasting 31 millions to be outsmarted by Racoons? Yeah, this proves that Racoon Federation exists!

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Imagine that 🤣

@vincenthaegebaert1854 7 ай бұрын

Having dealt with these "Toronto Trash Pandas" I really enjoyed this video, factual and FUNNY😂😂😂😂 GREAT JOB.❤

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and for watching our video! ☺️ Anything you would like to see next?

@Brown95P 8 ай бұрын

Raccoons really did just look at wild bears breaking through trash containers and said "Yeah, we can do that too!" But seriously, raccoons are pretty great boys; a shame they're vectors for stuff like rabies though.

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Raccoons are really furry geniuses!

@nancyneyedly4587 Ай бұрын

Rabies is rare in Canada, per Wikipedia, only 4 cases in people in the last 24 years. The bigger cause of death for raccoons though is a type of raccoon distemper. With these diseases it is very obvious the animal is sick and no one should be approaching them anyway. Raccoons may also transmit a roundworm in their feces that can make people sick, children playing in dirt for example, through gardenin The point is millions of people live near these animals and we aren't all dropping like flies, these are all rare things. We should welcome nature and animals and not fear it.

@Brown95P Ай бұрын

@@nancyneyedly4587 Not saying we should hunt them either -- on the contrary -- but my point is it's still difficult to be friendly to wild mammals even if they're not hostile unless we know for certain that they're vaccinated.

@I.____.....__...__ 8 ай бұрын

- Raccoons are wonderful, they deserve to take over the world as the dominant spaces once humans are finally gone. - Birds are also really clever at opening bins. Angus of Makers Muse single-handedly (and unintentionally) trained a whole flock of cockatoos to be smarter. It (the birds opening bins, not Angus' part in it) made the news several times last year. 😂

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

It's true, birds are also super smart!

@4lottisintellect 8 ай бұрын

Just came across this channel 4 videos ago, and am completely captivated and hooked. Outstanding quality in all aspects! Thank you. ❤❤

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome to our channel ❤️

@lightyearahead 8 ай бұрын

I am going to show them this video.😂

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

*Two raccoons liked your comment 🦝

@piotrp5668 8 ай бұрын

We now know who will enherit the Earth. Good luck!

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

🦝

@rositasultana3958 8 ай бұрын

KLR has a trove of raw footage for more nonsense 😂😂😂❤

@KatrinHemmer 8 ай бұрын

Raise your hands, if you also love raccoons! 👋🦝🩶

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@rjung_ch 8 ай бұрын

❤

@fionahm 8 ай бұрын

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@raraavis7782 8 ай бұрын

🙋🏻‍♀️

@TwoShedsJackson 29 күн бұрын

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@Troy-ol5fk 7 ай бұрын

Shy racoons learn faster, just like quiet kids are usually smarter

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

They're super smart!

@ForgedTony 8 ай бұрын

lol, they some annyoing animals for real. what we do is put used brake rotors on top to make it heavy

@jenkelly3403 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely Adorable I've always loved 🦝my favorite fuzzy friends ❤️❤️

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Great choice! 🦝🩶

@vincegiaccone4411 7 ай бұрын

Crazy...these critters are smart. Cute.

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

Hi Vince! Yes, they’re cute and smart!

@stevebennett9839 8 ай бұрын

I remember back in the day when a good tigh bungee cord would keep raccoons out of the can. I get that most garbage trucks pick up the can with no human contact. We need to invent some type of locking lid that uses a metal bar over the lid perhaps some type of lock with a magnet on it that the hoist on the truck could open the lid with an electromagnet which could b turned on when the can is connected to the hoist and turned off when empty. Idk I'm not an engineer.

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

Hi Steve! Yeah, if they want to avoid raccoons, they'll def need to think about another idea. 😅

@MichaelSmith-wv5hy 7 ай бұрын

This is the real evolution.

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

🤓

@DC9848 8 ай бұрын

Why not have a battery powered lock (AA batteries with thermoinsulated box to keep the relatively warm). Have an NFC tag based opening system for both the customer and the trashcar driver. I bet raccoons will not bypass the nfc lock if it's sturdy enough.

@hackarma2072 8 ай бұрын

Or just a push button that requires enough strength

@colorado841 Ай бұрын

I have heard there is considerable overlap between the smartest raccoons and the dumbest humans.

@terramater Ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅

@brycekirkham6896 8 ай бұрын

Great video! I've always loved these clever little bandits. A common and awesome sight wherever I've lived!

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

Hi, Bryce! We're happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! :) what would you like to see next?

@brycekirkham6896 8 ай бұрын

@terramater anytime! And I'm a huge big cat fan, and you have many great lion videos especially, and those are my personal favorite animals. I'd love to see dune lions in Namibia! Also bengal tiger footage would be great, especially in Bardiya National Park in Nepal as I don't think I've seen footage of that yet.

@amaliafilip2886 7 ай бұрын

Neah you should invent a box with a smart 🔐 for keeping the trash like how the cards you get at hotels work that open your room. And the trash collectors that come to empty your trash bin to have the same card. Basically all the trash bins to have the same card code for opening. 😂 I'll laugh if racoons would get past this. And I'll laugh even harder if in the future the trash bin would open by scanning your DNA to see if it's human or no.😂

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

Don't challenge them, you'll never know 🤣

@purplecouch4767 8 ай бұрын

They’re so cute! Are humans just throwing away a bunch of food? Might as well let them eat it. I suppose it could be bad if they got diabetes though.

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

They're very cute! Yeah, as we see in the video, they enjoy a good portion of fries. 😅 And another problem is that they leave it a mess afterwards, trash everywhere.

@rjung_ch 8 ай бұрын

They are so sweet, they are smart and loveable. ❤

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

They are smart & sweet! 🦝🤗

@The_Purpose_is 7 ай бұрын

Raccoons challenged German technology.. Wow. So, Raccoon Federation exist. 😀

@terramater 7 ай бұрын

Probably! 🦝🏴

@kahwjrkw7246 4 ай бұрын

Raccoons will pull out the garbage and just leave it around the bin. Humans scatter garbage everywhere

@BCH19821091 Ай бұрын

How does someone murder the pronunciation of raccoon that badly? Absolutely brutal

@miquelescribanoivars5049 8 ай бұрын

Introduced range should include central Spain, I'm afraid...

@Fede_99 8 ай бұрын

Please don't start to use that AI garbage for making thumbnails of the videos. What's the point, why not just use a photo

@ursulasmith6402 10 күн бұрын

Exactly

@xenoneuronics6765 6 сағат бұрын

When you go out partying on a summer night, you'll find them in every alley. I've had to stop with a group of friends, to let a group of raccoons cross in front of us, and into an alley

@terramater 5 сағат бұрын

@xenoneuronics6765! Love that story! 🦝

@nancyneyedly4587 Ай бұрын

5:21 "researchers observed that docile raccoons were more likey to learn how the devices worked" & 5:35 "The shy raccons are better learners than agressive ones". So the nerds. The shy, quiet, smarty pants nerd raccoons figured it out, not the bold, aggressive raccoons😉.

@vdjKryptosRock 8 ай бұрын

I hate when people call them trash pandas. Pandas are dumb and lazy, racoons are cats with hands. Their relatives in Costa Rica are also a sight to behold.

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

It's an unfair nickname!

@JamesZaraza-wv3gt 2 ай бұрын

Guardians of the Galaxy said this would happen.

@terramater 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@venomdealer790 8 ай бұрын

and these guys are sold as pets in the middle east for over $1500.

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

That's sad!

@_MaxNeon_ 2 ай бұрын

Just never throw the food away. Eat it up. Leave nothing for the raccoons to eat. They will have to come directly to you and beg for food. Is it that hard?

@OreganoKat 10 күн бұрын

raccoons are great at opening things but they suck at crossing the road.

@wladimirbetcher 7 ай бұрын

"made in germany" my day would never happen with made in china

@ursulasmith6402 10 күн бұрын

Well, play mow, pay later. Those animals will face major health problems like humans. Organ failures will follow by eating highly over processed foods.

@user-qt4zy2jx4r 8 ай бұрын

مخرب😂..باسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ما شاء الله

@beatyouonce 4 ай бұрын

0 Celsius LOLOLOLOLOL

@hollyhenison9345 6 ай бұрын

Maybe instead of putting food waste in the regular bin, everyone could leave it out in a bowl for the raccoons? No more spilling trash all over the street, no food goes to waste and the raccoon families get fed?

@leongliyang6946 6 ай бұрын

Meanwhile , in South East Asia , we dealing with monkeys, just another IQ animal as racoon does

@veraxiana9993 8 ай бұрын

I'm joining the war against raccoons on the side of the raccoons 🦝🫡

@Hyraladen 8 ай бұрын

You'll be euthanized along with them

@terramater 8 ай бұрын

We get it, they're adorable and smart, so..

@muhdkamilmohdbaki7054 6 ай бұрын

City of Toronto, it is much cheaper for you to feed the raccoons than creating the high tech trash bins, or if you want to be on the evil side, introduce natural predators for the raccoons in your city, if you are willing to risk de-stabilizing the ecosystem. Long term solution is to domesticate the raccoons as pets, just like cats, that perhaps in 100 to 200 years, they can no longer survive in the wild and totally dependent on cat/dog food.