Description:  The common raccoon is about the size of a small dog.  They have gray or brown fur. There most telltale feature is a black mask around their eyes.  What do you think they are up to?

Habitat: Raccoons live all throughout North America.  You can find they in the wilderness, the country, and even in the middle of the city!  They are very adaptable.

Diet:  Raccoon are something called omnivorous.  That’s a fancy way of saying that they will eat anything.   Some of their favorite things are frogs, crayfish, nuts and berries and garbage.

Reproduction: Raccoons generally have one litter per year. Litter sizes range from one to eight young, with three to four the most common. Breeding season is January through March Young are born after a gestation period of 60-73 days. At birth both the ear and eye canals are closed and open after 18 to 24 days. By the fourth or sixth week the young are able to support their weight with their legs. Females are protective of their young and care for them for about a year, even though the young are weaned and begin hunting for food at about two or three months. Sexual maturity occurs in females at one year and in males at two years. Raccoons may live up to 16 years in the wild.

Trivia: 

It looks like raccoons wash their food sometimes before they eat it.  Really they are just getting it wet so it will be easier to eat  (like dipping cookies in milk).