A nice surprise one morning when going out for the newspaper. This nervous mother had her 4 kits up our cherry tree. She wasn't too glad to see me. She wandered off a ways but kept a close watch on me. Was enjoyable watching the little ones climb back down and join her. Nice way to start my day.

Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus originally classified the raccoon as a relative of the bear in 1740. He named it Ursus cauda elongata and later Ursus lotor, which roughly translates to “long-tailed bear” and “washer bear,” respectively. In 1780, a German naturalist named Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr came along and corrected Linnaeus’ error, creating a new genus for the raccoon, which is still used today. Now the raccoon is classified as Procyon lotor, which can be roughly translated to “early washer dog.” Hmmm, from a bear to a dog....but closer.

May your weekend be wonderful!

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