STANLEY WOODS’ CRITTERS: Raccoon 005 

North American Raccoon
Procyon lotor cancrivorus

Tree Dweller – Raccoons cute and playful, but don't get too close. They are viscious fighters when threatened. You should never feed wild animals. I was once bitten trying to feed one and I was shocked by their lightening speed. (Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.)
PHOTO: M², April 1996.