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How do raccoons get food?

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mostly rivers,but when living in the cities it will get it any way it can ,like getting into a garbage can

also can get it by sneeking it out like in a hot dog stand or getting it from an old lady that is old

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Raccoons are opportunistic feeders and will eat anything they can find including nesting birds and their eggs, mice and other small mammals, crayfish, insects, fruits, berries and will often eat garden and farm crops such as corn. They are also known for eating trash from unsecured trash cans and pet foods left outdoors.

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Raccoons have a very diverse diet. They consume mice and other small rodents, insects, lizards, snakes, eggs, some birds, crayfish, fish as well as fruits, nuts and other plant matter. They also enjoy visiting unsecured trash cans and will take pet foods left outdoors.

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Raccoons are opportunistic and will find food anywhere - grubs and earthworms in the soil, crayfish, snails and fish in streams, nuts, berries and fruit in trees and bushes. Mice, insects and other small animals almost anywhere. Garbage left by humans almost everywhere.

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From rivers mostly. Raccoons that live in cities will get food any way they can - frequently by scavenging.

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They hunt in water or old roten trees for insects hahahah

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A raccoon survives by eating insects, fruits, nuts, crayfish, corn, squirrels, muskrats and rabbits. Raccoons will find water by them selves, in streams, lakes, rivers and more.

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Through the stuff it eats.


Raccoons get their energy from food, like most animals.
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They eat calorie-dense foods, such as acorns and nuts.

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The food a raccoon eats provides it with the energy it needs. They are omnivores and eat whatever they find in their habitat - plant or animal.

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