more like raccoon planet
I'm a Chicagoan and this documentary said raccoons are flocking to big North American cities. However, here they are roadkill down every other street. I'm afraid of them in that I heard they can be rabid. However, while it doesn't surprise me that mice, pigeons, and maggots thrive in human environments. It shocks me that those slow-moving raccoons do. This work points to the ways that we may as well start discussing raccoons in the same breath that we bring up dolphins, octupusses, and other "smart animals."
The work said that raccoons are helped in many ways. They have opposable, hardworking front hands like we do. They are cared for and trained by their mothers like we are. They have more food sources because they are omnivorous. They are nocturnal and thus avoid human detection. But in the same way that viruses seem to get stronger each time modern scientists come up with vaccines. Raccoons in urban areas are adapting and improving mentally. Believe me: I...
Beautiful filming, confused story.
This is a fascinating account of raccoons moving into the suburbs of Toronto, Canada. It happens that large areas of Toronto are older-type construction with detached garages and fenced-in yards. These make it easy for raccoons to forage for food and find places to live. Raccoons are extremely resourceful, intelligent, have considerable physical ability and survive well in an environment like this. Food, as it happens, was plentiful. The photography was excellent. If you like "critters," you will love the filming.
On the other hand, the movie postulates the development of an urban "uber raccoon," as though this is going to be some kind of monster taking over cities and towns. They suggest that their problem-solving ability with locks and latches is almost human-like and paint a picture of a non-existent threat of super-intelligent beasts. They are admittedly very adaptive animals who are simply using their skills to exist, feed themselves and make more raccoons...
Not bad.
This is probably as interesting as a documentary about raccoons can get.
It had some very interesting facts about raccoons that were new to me. Some unique footage as well, particularly a mother raccoon trying to help her babies get through an awkward, upside down crack in a farm shed.
The pace of the documentary slows down a bit after the middle.
Overall a pretty cool documentary about raccoons. 3.5/5
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