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How about an article on [[pet raccoon]]? There's an article on [[pet skunk]]. [[User:Kent Wang|Kent Wang]] 11:23, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) |
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:Go for it. There are certainly a lot of resources on pet raccoons. Word has it that they are more destructive than skunks, though, and also have more of a tendency to bite. [[User:Nathanlarson32767|<nowiki></nowiki>]] — [[User:Nathanlarson32767|Nathanlarson32767]] [[User talk:Nathanlarson32767|(Talk)]] 03:19, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC) |
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Apologies to my fellow editors for the somewhat schizophrenic renaming and forking... I had originally thought after creating a separate genus article that keeping this as a redirect to [[Common Raccoon]] was for the best, as the genus article was pretty insubstantial. It then hit me that the species article was hardly expansive, either, and so with a bit of fiddling I've gotten them in the same rough ballpark in terms of length. -[[User:The Tom|The Tom]] 07:24, 14 August 2005 (UTC) |
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::Resources about pet raccoons: [http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4119.asp], [http://www.mnsi.net/~remocoon/remofaq.htm]. |
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how does 'washing' the food help them feel it? i've never known water to do anything but impair the sense of touch. |
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:Good question. I'll post some sources here to further research the issue. Looks like the safest thing to say is that while they appear to wash their food, nobody knows why they do it. It doesn't seem to be because food is dirty. |
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:*[http://wildwnc.org/af/raccoon.html] Says washing helps feel food |
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:*[http://home.sou.edu/~rible/wildlife/racoon.htm], [http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/cybercamp&page=html/walkracc.html&direct=yes], [http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/is/living/raccoons.pdf] Say studies are inconclusive and conclusions are speculative. [http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?pid=1&cid=8&id=101] Comments that racoons even try to "wash" their food when there is no water. |
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I've edited the article text to reflect the above. Please comment and improve. [[User:Kent Wang|Kent Wang]] 11:20, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) |
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== raccoon distribution == |
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Links explaining raccoon distribution: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/procloto.htm http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW033 [[User:Liblamb|Liblamb]] 01:48, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC) |
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==Scientific name== |
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This page seems a little specific; ''Procyon lotor'' is not the only species known as the raccoon, and [[Procyon]] redirects back to this page. If this page is only for the common raccoon, shouldn't there be pages for racoons/Procyon in general?--[[User:Prosfilaes|Prosfilaes]] 06:31, 19 May 2005 (UTC) |
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:Agreed—I've forked [[Procyon (raccoon)|Procyon]] and retitled this page. The redirect from ''Raccoon'' to ''Common Raccoon'' is a little frustrating in terms of the sheer volume of pages, and ideally with a bit more work we could get the Procyon content into the Raccoon namespace down the line (akin to how [[Chimpanzee]] and [[Common Chimpanzee]] are split), but for now I think the redirect makes the most sense. -[[User:The Tom|The Tom]] 03:55, 14 August 2005 (UTC) |
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::A spate of impatience/boredom on my part has now gotten [[Raccoon]] up and running as the genus article. -[[User:The Tom|The Tom]] 07:32, 14 August 2005 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 07:32, 14 August 2005
How about an article on pet raccoon? There's an article on pet skunk. Kent Wang 11:23, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Go for it. There are certainly a lot of resources on pet raccoons. Word has it that they are more destructive than skunks, though, and also have more of a tendency to bite. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 03:19, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
how does 'washing' the food help them feel it? i've never known water to do anything but impair the sense of touch.
- Good question. I'll post some sources here to further research the issue. Looks like the safest thing to say is that while they appear to wash their food, nobody knows why they do it. It doesn't seem to be because food is dirty.
I've edited the article text to reflect the above. Please comment and improve. Kent Wang 11:20, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
raccoon distribution
Links explaining raccoon distribution: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/procloto.htm http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW033 Liblamb 01:48, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Scientific name
This page seems a little specific; Procyon lotor is not the only species known as the raccoon, and Procyon redirects back to this page. If this page is only for the common raccoon, shouldn't there be pages for racoons/Procyon in general?--Prosfilaes 06:31, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed—I've forked Procyon and retitled this page. The redirect from Raccoon to Common Raccoon is a little frustrating in terms of the sheer volume of pages, and ideally with a bit more work we could get the Procyon content into the Raccoon namespace down the line (akin to how Chimpanzee and Common Chimpanzee are split), but for now I think the redirect makes the most sense. -The Tom 03:55, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
- A spate of impatience/boredom on my part has now gotten Raccoon up and running as the genus article. -The Tom 07:32, 14 August 2005 (UTC)