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Raccoon hanging out in the daylight

January 10, 2020 by Tony Leave a Comment

Raccoon hanging out in the daylight
A raccoon hangs out during the day in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

It isn’t often you will see one of these nocturnal creatures out and about during the day. If you do, there is usually something wrong and sadly, I suspect that is the case with this raccoon.

When I first saw it, I was of course a bit excited to get the opportunity for some pictures. As I snapped away though, it was clear something wasn’t right.

It never even looked at me, never showed any fear. It was completely non-aggressive and just didn’t look okay. Given its symptoms, I suspect it was suffering from distemper.

While I understand things like this are part of nature and I have certainly seen some gruesome stuff, it doesn’t make it any easier, especially given that the poor thing was suffering. I talked to a ranger about it and they were going to investigate and handle accordingly. :'(

A raccoon hangs out during the day in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A raccoon hangs out during the day in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A raccoon hangs out during the day in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A raccoon hangs out during the day in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

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