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If one of these two don't make you smile, it's time to break out the Rocky Road Ice Cream (Original Post)
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Feb 2019
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bitterross
(4,066 posts)1. Thank you. BOTH made me laugh. /nt
TexasBushwhacker
(20,165 posts)2. Ans not just any raccoon
but a BLONDE, RECLINING raccoon in a BIB!
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)3. The raccoon seems like it is blind the way he doesn't
even look at the food but uses his hands to feel for the bowl and grapes.
hlthe2b
(102,205 posts)6. I noticed that too. I hope it is in the care of a qualified (veterinary-supervised) rehab group...
as blindness in raccoons can suggest infection with a parasite that similarly affects humans--not to mention possible neuro disease, including distemper or (heaven forbid) rabies.
The parasite is increasingly affecting humans, especially kids, who unknowingly ingest the eggs from unwashed hands. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786883/
Very cute and I don't want to be a downer, but felt compelled to point that out.
mbusby
(823 posts)4. Whoever took the video of the raccoon....
...takes it like my wife... with the head cut off.
dameatball
(7,396 posts)5. Puppies are funny. I once had one whose arch enemy was the dust mop.
trueblue2007
(17,203 posts)7. racoon is my favorite