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Trying to tell the difference between a male and female raccoon from their markings alone is nearly impossible. Although their facial features and mask markings will slightly differ from raccoon to raccoon, it is not a way to tell the difference in sex. Nor is the size of the animal unless you know for a fact that they are both the same age, in which case the male is always bigger. But seeing two raccoons in the wild with one being larger than the other may not be an effective way of determining sex, because their ages may differ.
Without actually subduing the animal and checking its genitalia, it's very hard to tell the difference between them.
I work the graveyard shift at a tow truck yard in British Columbia in the greater Vancouver Area. We have nightly visits by many raccoons searching for food in our garbage cans. I have seen them all year round, so I have seen them with both their winter and summer coats and colors and the only consistent difference between the sexes that I have been able to visually see, is that the female's coat always seems do be much dimmer than the male's coat. The male's coat is very vibrant in appearance even though the actual markings and colors are identical. I know that it's the female that has the dimmer coat because we often have them show up with their cubs and the female will obviously always be bigger than the kids.
Like most animal species, raccoons do not choose a mate for life and therefore you will almost never see cubs following a male.
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∙ 14y agoRaccoons are both male and female. Just like most mammals.
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∙ 11y agoYes the a male and female budgie have different colours. The male is a bluey colour and the female is a browny colour. So you can defiantly tell the difference.
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∙ 8y agoYes, there are both male and female raccoons and one of each is needed for reproduction.
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∙ 8y agoRaccoons generally come in various shades of gray. However, some may have a bit more of a rust color blended in with the gray.
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∙ 8y agoNo, their fur pretty much stays the same grayish color for life.
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∙ 8y agoNo, raccoons do not exhibit sexual dimorphism.
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∙ 8y agoNo, they do not change color. They are born a grayish color and remain gray all their lives.
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∙ 8y agoNo, there is no difference in the colors of male and female raccoons. They are not sexually dimorphic.
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∙ 8y agoRaccoons are all a shade of gray. Some may have more reddish or rust colored hair along with the gray. All have black and white markings, especially on the face.
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