People are increasingly raising raccoons as pets, taking funny photos and shooting funny videos. It seems that these animals will never cease to amaze their owners. How many have seen a raccoon rinse food? And how does it mysteriously disappear?
Why do they wash food?
But first things first, and for starters, a little theory from zoology. Rinsing various objects and food is an unconditioned reflex of all raccoons. The thing is that in the natural habitat these animals get food near rivers and ponds. They can walk in search of larvae and beetles along the banks, or they can climb directly into the water for clams, fish and frogs. Their food is often found in a lump of humus, sand and silt. That is why raccoons wash it in water before eating. 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 there are no puddles, rivers, ponds and lakes nearby (that is, within a radius of 1 km), the raccoon is not at all lost. He will calmly eat the food found without first rinsing.
Domestic raccoons do not feel the need for ponds. Sooner or later, each of them learns to use the plumbing system. Nimble fingers allow you to easily turn the valves of the tap 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 bullies are able to rinse everything that is bad.
Mysterious dissolution of food: raccoon and cotton candy
On the Internet from time to time funny videos with raccoons appear. The owners remove the rinse of linen, the theft of cat and dog food, but this is not all. But how many have seen the animal’s amusing reaction to how food dissolves in water? We are talking about raccoons and candy floss. It seems that for animals this is a real shock. Here is one of the videos about raccoon and candy floss.
And here is another pet that clearly did not expect such a development.
Well, at least I managed to try a piece. Here they are so funny, these raccoons.