Intriguing, adorable, annoying
Raccoons with their masked eyes and almost humanlike paws are adorable. Can I say that about wild animals? Baby animals are cute, though I have yet to see the young of all mammals. Through the centuries, people have assigned human characteristics to nonhumans, called “anthropomorphism.” We may see animals this way until their behavior proves otherwise.
This was the case with the curious raccoon lurking around Ramona’s tent one night while camping in the White Mountains. At first glance, she thought, “Oh, how adorable.” She was young and naive. She fell back asleep and woke to quite a bit of noise. Peering through the tent door, she watched the raccoon eating her ground beef from the ice chest! Yep, it's not cute anymore!
I thought everyone knew that food must be out of the reach of wild animals, including bears, raccoons, squirrels, and mice. My sister ignored my warnings when she left her cat food in a covered container outside. It only took one night for the raccoon to discover it and eat to its heart’s content. She was at the back glass door locking up when she came face to face, albeit through the glass, with a very full and satisfied raccoon. She was shocked that it had opened the container.
I love wild animals, but I certainly don’t want them damaging my crops or orchards or helping themselves to my animal feed. Fences will do their part, but the rest depends on your common sense.
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My warmest regards,
Debbie Page
CEO, Louis E. Page Inc–Woman-owned business and Family-owned since 1893. (True! That’s 131 years owned and run by our family)
