Magpieblog<p>A great article about raccoon intelligence and adaptability, and how this critter continues to spread across the planet -- often with human help.</p><p>' That this global raccoon invasion is entirely humans’ own fault is uncomfortable to consider. For the past century, as we have messed with raccoons ... the species has adapted and learned how to mess with us right back.... '</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/raccoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raccoons</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/critters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>critters</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/troublemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>troublemaking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-raccoons-expanding-beyond-north-america-are-taking-over-the-world-one/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle-raccoons-expanding-beyond-north-america-are-taking-over-the-world-one/</span></a></p>