1. RACCOON
Sarina Macleod

2. Table of Contents
 Characteristics
 Habitat
 Food Sources
 Predators
 Animals that share this habitat
 + and – effects humans have on this habitat
 Effects on losing a member of it’s food chain

3. Characteristics
 They can remember things up to three years
ago
 Swim 5km per hour
 Heaviest raccoon in the wild was 28.4kg
 The dark mask reduces glare and enhance
night vision
 They see much better in dim light
 Raccoons tails help keep their balance
 Raccoons are related to panda bears

4. Habitat
 Forests, marches, prairies and even cities
 Tree hole a fallen log or even houses attics
 Woodlands close to streams, lakes,forests
and seashores

5. Food Sources
 Crayfish, frogs, and other aquatic animals
 On land pluck mice, insects, tasty eggs, fruit
plants and garbage
 Corn on the cob and vegitables

6. Predators
 Wolves, larger birds and larger animals
 Bobcats, humans, foxes and puma’s

7. Animals that share this habitat
 Birds
 Squirrels
 Chipmunks

8. + and – effects humans have on
this habitat
 They care for them
 They get them what they need
 They make sure that they are loved and safe
and healthy
 Kill them for fur
 Pollution

9. Effects on losing a member of
its food chain
 There would be to many of one animal
 If humans died there would be to many
raccoons and not enough food
 If the raccoon loses the sun everything would
dye