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dont want to edit just to point out that there is a masive diference between square miles and km squared—Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.0.86.105 (talk • contribs) 18:18, 31 July 2009

You are correct. The converion factor was inverted. It is now fixed. I assumed the metric numbers were the originals. DGERobertson (talk) 00:48, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I just wanted this line just below the first image to be rewritten for better readability:

Raccoons are omnivorous and usually nocturnal, and their diet consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods and 27% vertebrates.

to

Raccoons are omnivorous and usually nocturnal; their diet consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods and 27% vertebrates.

or

Raccoons are omnivorous and usually nocturnal. Their diet consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods and 27% vertebrates.

Thank you.

Felix-The-Ghost (talk) 22:49, 31 August 2009 (UTC)Felix-The-Ghost[reply]

 Done Welcome and thanks for contributing. Celestra (talk) 23:55, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No desire for an edit-war, but looking for a reason why a picture of the critter on a German housetop is particularly illuminating, and why the distribution in Germany needs a separate callout (in addition to the map, which I've left in place), that is, why they should NOT be deleted. Native range and further colonization seems a reasonable division; otherwise, logic requires a country-by-country treatment (as if they were respecters of customs-sheckpoints). Distribution in Europe seems rational...DavidOaks (talk) 16:41, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This or a similar image should stay for two reasons:

1. It's showing a raccoon on a man-made structure in an urban environment.
2. It's showing a raccoon in an area outside of North America.

Therefore it has two unique features and improves the quality of the article.

The additional headline seems appropriate since the chapter is long enough. Without an appropriate number of headlines an article degenerates into a "wall of text".

--Novil Ariandis (talk) 10:57, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If this were identifiably a German scene, that would be compelling logic; it's not particularly evident that this red tile roof is in Germany as opposed to Italy or even the red-tile roof section of St. Louis. Breaking up a block of type is a weak rationale for introducing a division of subject matter (that actually is a stronger rationale for retaining the picture). You have not responded to the logical issue. Why Germany, but not a separate section on Russia? Why the map of Germany? DavidOaks (talk) 12:38, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why Germany: Because the population in Germany is well researched, while there is practically no material for the Russian population. The German population is also the biggest and thus most important one and can be used to describe similar issues in other non-native populations. --Novil Ariandis (talk) 21:57, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]