Key signs of rabies in a raccoon are: - Staggering gait, erratic wandering - Oblivious to nearby sounds or movement -Discharge from eyes or mouth -Wet, matted hair on face -Repeated high-pitch vocalization If you see a raccoon with any of the above symptoms, contact your local animal control. Though activity during the day is one of the signs that a raccoon has the rabies virus, there are some other symptoms that are more telling. This may explain some of the more recent sightings in our area. They are sometimes encouraged to do this when the temperatures inside the den rise to uncomfortable levels. As baby raccoons born in the spring slowly mature, they will begin to venture outside of their dens. This may require them to forage during a few of the daylight hours as well as at night. Raccoons are nocturnal creatures who are active during the night but if there is a need to feed the young, the mother raccoons can forage for feed during the. Raccoons are mostly nocturnal, highly intelligent and will eat just about anything, so making their way through an urban environment is not challenging. Mother raccoons have to eat more food than usual when they are taking care of their young. Raccoons will sometime search for a new habitat during the day or take advantage of an easily accessible food source. While raccoons are primarily nocturnal animals, it's not that unusual to spot them out during the day.
This is often a viewed as a sign that the raccoon may be sick. Raccoons are able to get food that other animals cannot because they have nimble, almost handlike paws that can grasp at tree branches, nuts.
Raccoons are opportunistic feeders and are well known by people for their skillful attempts at stealing food from garbage cans in parks and neighborhoods. This has raised concern among some people that the animals are rabid. Although uncommon, raccoons are sometimes seen during the day. They are nocturnal and search for food at night. FOX19 - We've received several pictures recently of raccoons out during daylight hours near and around the Tri-State.
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