FEB 16, mammalian wildlife: raccoons in the city

poetry lyrics:/ Three a.m., I awake with a fright --/ Fearsome growling and shrieks
 in the night./ Thugs and burglars, or goons?/ No, aggressive raccoons/ In a nest-robbers'
 family fight.    

urban resident,
visiting Toronto's  Allan Garden Conservatory

Authors' Note: In the last century, raccoons have readapted themselves as urban denizens, often relatively unnoticed, but sometimes disturbing their neighbours. And be sure to review our subsequent illustrated poem with respect to their role as nest robbers. 

 

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