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Raccoons are usually born inside of a den, high in a tree, where predators cannot get to them. They spend their first few weeks of life there, until they are walking and climbing. Typically the mother will them move them to a ground den, and allow them to follow her on outings.

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Raccoons were not 'invented', they evolved. Based on fossil evidence from France and Germany, the first known members of the family Procyonidae lived in Europe in the late Oligocene about 25 million years ago.

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Raccoons are usually born in dens in a hollow tree, in an underground den, in a culvert, a crawl space under a house or in an attic - where ever the mother feels her babies will be secure.

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Fossil evidence dating back 25 million years has been found in parts of Europe.

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For a discussion on raccoon evolution, click on this link.

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Fossil remains of the first raccoons have been found in parts of Europe and date back 25 million years.

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Albinos are sports, genetic oddities. They can occur anywhere at anytime and have no specific home area.

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