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How do raccoons find shelter?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Raccoons are opportunistic and will take advantage of any existing structure for shelter. They may den in an abandoned animal burrow, a hollow tree, a rock crevice, a cave, storm sewer, abandoned building or even in an attic.

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