People are increasingly adopting raccoons as pets, taking funny photos and making funny videos. It seems that these animals will never cease to amaze their owners. How many have seen how a raccoon rinses food? How does she mysteriously disappear?
Why do they wash food?
But first things first, a little theory from zoology. Rinsing various objects and food is an unconditioned reflex of all raccoons. The thing is that in their natural habitat, these animals get food near rivers and reservoirs. They can walk in search of larvae and beetles along the banks, or they can climb right into the water for mollusks, fish and frogs. The food they get is often in a lump of humus, sand and silt. That is why raccoons wash it in water before use. And if he catches a small mouse, then in the water she will say goodbye to her life. He will just drown her with his rinse.
Zoologists have discovered one very interesting feature. If anearby (that is, within a radius of 1 km) there are no puddles, rivers, ponds and lakes, the raccoon will not be confused at all. He will calmly eat the food he finds without pre-rinsing.
Domestic raccoons do not feel the need for water bodies. Sooner or later, each of them learns to use the plumbing system. Dexterous fingers allow you to easily turn the faucet valves and rinse anything. But, unfortunately, the matter does not end with food alone. Favorite items of clothing, shoes, phones, tablets and much more are used. These hooligans are able to rinse everything that is bad.
Mysterious food dissolution: raccoon and cotton candy
Funny videos with raccoons appear on the Internet from time to time. The owners take off rinsing clothes, stealing cat and dog food, but that's not all. And how many have seen the funny reaction of the animal to how food dissolves in water? It's about raccoons and cotton candy. It seems that for the animals this is a real shock. Here is one of the videos about a raccoon and cotton candy.
And here is another pet that obviously did not expect such a development of events.
Well, at least I managed to try a piece. That's how funny they are, these raccoons.
