Cats Encounter With A Raccoon

Over the memorial holiday weekend (2011) this curious and carefree raccoon, we affectionately have named "Peanut", sauntered by and decided to visit our indoor cats for a brief while while taking shelter from the rainfall.
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NOTE: Our rescue raccoons resides in a region where there hasn't been a case of raccoon rabies for over three decades which is tracked by the local public health department.
We are fortunate to be able to observe and professional work with a variety of wildlife species since we reside next to a protected wildlife preserve. Our rescue raccoons lounge and play on our terrace as well as use it as a thoroughfare. No children nor pets are ever harmed, especially the wild animals captured in these videos.
Please note that none of the raccoons are our pets thus please follow your local wildlife guidelines for the safety of humans and animal wildlife alike.
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[@TheDragonoftheWeast]

I just love his shifty stance. "Back off cat, I can stand!" XD

[@MrWebon]

This made my day haha

[@someusername121]

I'd have lol-ed if the cat then stands up and the raccoon is like "oh fuck he can stand up too!"

[@ShikonJewel]

someusername121 87th

[@brathabanbalachandran4888]

if we could live happy and healthy lives without harming animals for food… why wouldn’t we? search for '1000 eyes vegan' search for 'what the health' go vegan

[@jamessuraciart]

@@brathabanbalachandran4888 Because animal flesh tastes fucking amazing. Duh.

[@ViktorKlemming]

Raccoons look like small cool cats who robs banks.

[@lisad7788]

lol!

[@sullyFL]

Raccoons are dangerous and mean...wait until you have some terrorizing your pets or property. They are horrible little beasts.

[@badraccoon333]

+sullyFL fuck off. Great Animals, they just eat anything, including your chickens. Heh Get off it.

[@sullyFL]

They are adorable WILD beasts--lots of people have tried to have them as pets, only to have raccoons maul their babies. So, yes, they do eat ANYTHING.

[@badraccoon333]

sullyFL a raccoons mauls one child and everyone freaks. Dogs kill dozens of children a year.... no one cares.

[@jonbaxter2254]

I like how they use their hands it's kinda cool

[@lmaolmoo4147]

Ya I thought it was cool too.

[@Nedyah74]

I feed raccoons, skunks, and opossums every single night. I cut up table scraps and hot dogs and go out in the driveway and they all gather around and eat. Skunks and racoons will walk right up to my feet and sometime even take the food from my hands. I've been doing this for years and have gotten to know them all personally....and in the summer, they will bring their babies. It's hard to believe that all of them get along and mind their manners, but they do.

[@oliviamichelle8084]

Nedyah74 That's beautiful! Where do you live? In Australia we have possums (wild only) and some people have resident possums who they feed and you can pat some of them too, but it's always a risk with a wild animal.

[@Nedyah74]

Hi Olivia, I live in Tennessee in the United States. I have a couple of opossums that I feed each night but they never get as close to me as the skunks and raccoons get...and what's even more amazing and funny to me is that ALL of these animals will feed together peacefully without fighting. And last night for the first time I saw 2 foxes out there eating with them also. Now that shocked the heck out of me, but it happened.

[@oliviamichelle8084]

Aww thankyou for sharing this with me :D I just ADORE animals and it really brightens my day seeing/hearing about unlikely animal friendships and different species getting along. Did you happen to get any photos? You're so lucky being around those animals! Do you have chipmunks or squirrels? Deer? I would LOVE to have a yard that was frequented by all kinds of woodland animals.

[@Nedyah74]

I will try to get some photos of all my animals. Yes, I have about 4 chipmunks that come feed every single day and about 10 squirrels and tons of different birds. They come during the day and I will take some pics of them....the night feeders (raccoons, skunks, opossums, flying squirrels, and foxes) are harder to photograph because it's so dark and my phone doesn't have a flash, but I'm going to try to do it tonight. I'll keep ya posted Olivia :D

[@r.p.9397]

Nedyah74 You could post a vd..

[@kimberlyjones8185]

He's cute as a botton, he looks disappointed that they can't come out and play!

[@MegaMisty57]

Their little hands in the bowl is so cute!

[@MrWhaatay]

I think he was standing up to try to show he is big like bears do.

[@renxybaluyot9822]

yep, but he look so adorable instead 😍😅

[@KairuHakubi]

i dunno he was keeping his head low, and he kept going up to the window.. i dunno what was going on there but it looked like an attempt at socializing

[@badraccoon333]

+Kairu Hakubi that was an attack or defensive stance. I have had a few in the family. they do this when warning away threats. they are very vicious when they attack and can easily kill dogs several times their size. Most of the time they are peaceful though.

[@SardonicALLY]

Absolutely, cats do that too, arch back and oftentimes begin to stand up too. So this body language would be understood by the cats.

[@MrWhaatay]

I can imagine. They are cute but I wouldn't want one as a pet because I belive they can be vicious.

[@BFDreaming]

Those teeny wet pawprints! I love how he's all defensive. "Look! Look how big I am! Y'all can't handle this!" He's so torn between caution and curiosity.

[@Ginger_Sweet]

Used to have a baby raccoon we raised with cats they got along great , he still visits my moms house with his full grown kids now my mom feeds them dog food and they stay away from the garbage , they also purr super loud when you pet them lol.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

Raccoons are carnivores so they can do some significant damage, They're one of many of natures efficient killing machines & ones not to be challenged. The flip side of them is that they can be quite sweet if not threatened. Our other raccoon videos on this channel reveals the kinder side of the species. Thanks for commenting and watching!

[@BS-yl4wd]

Raccoons are so funny. Ressemble cats, has some attributes of monkeys and foxes and act like humans. Cats and raccoons encounter too cuuute. God bless them. Ameen.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

As you've recognised, when raccoons feel frightened or threatened, this posturing which is seen in the video is quite common. Peanut was a young raccoon at the time this was taken. He felt startled by the sight of the cats which is why he postured to make himself appear larger believing it might keep the danger away. However, he quickly realised that the cats were not a threat & as such felt safe whenever he saw them for the years following each time he visited us.

[@ibrahimalhaj9463]

that was funny when the raccoon was eating with his paws

[@libertylemonz7145]

"I'm big don't touch me!"

[@bmcsue7973]

I feed the raccoon's and fox's, stray cats that come around and they have all been nice and have thanked me a million times over with that look, I will allways go out of my way to care for them, I never throw food out I take my leftovers and put them in the back yard and it is alaws gone they are wonderful and hungry and im glad I can help them

[@princetonshot]

Same. I'm constantly feeding the raccoons, groundhogs, and birds in my yard. I'm glad I can help them :)

[@BadGrief]

Why should they stop? You need to get an education and learn the difference between two and too and to.

[@rcwarbirdbuilder]

I tell the kids and wife don't throw the food in the trash, i well set it outside for the animals, they gripe about it but I tell them something well eat it, for a hungry animal it is better than eating dirt.

[@mickeymouse-qm4cy]

Fox, stray cats and raccoons are assembled

[@SAMMIsLIFE]

Aww! He's adorable! And the way he eats the food with his hands! TO CUTE! x)

[@matthiasaaronpedersen-sval4354]

Those footprints are so cute :')

[@r.p.9397]

They eat with their hands ... so cute.

[@ScottytheBeagle]

what a cute and curious raccoon. Adorable

[@CrakShaft]

Awwwwe, the little paw prints on the ground, looking like tiny feet and palms ^_^

[@RoseRose-pw6mb]

The cutest thing a raccoon ever does ^,..,^

[@alyssap3601]

he's like a little bear! So cute. Glad he's on the other side of the glass though.

[@ArghRawrWhoa]

So adorable

[@reference2me]

It's cute how the raccoon stands up and spreads his front legs ... I guess to look bigger and scare the cats ...

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yea and then he's like: why this no works?

[@bozkurtfrtna6059]

+MrTheHillfolk xD xD

[@funniestglike3506]

+MrTheHillfolk xDD

[@princetonshot]

Aww they are so cute 😍😍😍

[@davidamajako961]

Like bears

[@jacklynbrown1768]

They look like if a cat and a bear had a baby😂

[@nicolejenson5704]

Animals have to protect themselves. Who can blame them. Humans have treated all God's creation terribly for thousands of years, they have to protect themselves by instinc! Thank goodness they have it! This was so sweet. Thankyou so much for sharing.

[@williamelbaum6344]

The raccoon is really cool. He just came by for a social visit and to get a little food.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

Hi Guinnie, It's a myth that raccoons seen during daylight hours are rabid. It isn't unusual for healthy mother raccoons with hungry babies to search for food during the day. Only if a raccoon or other wild animal is acting strange or sick - convulsing, circling, appearing disoriented or partly paralyzed, showing signs of unprovoked aggression or uncharacteristic tameness then there's a need for concern. You can search wildlife websites to verify the myths about raccoons in daylight.

[@wordreet]

So cool. And smarter than your average cat/dog too. ;¬)

[@SardonicALLY]

That raccoon could be in a pitch black room and he would still eat all that food, their hands are super sensitive, so it can find and handle food while still staying fully alert to his surroundings.

[@PatSprayNativeLife]

A racoon kit - orphaned by a hurricane was adopted and raised by the ferals at our feeding station. It is obviously a runt (after 4 yrs it is still only small-cat sized). It behaves like a cat (doesn't eat with its hands, tail talks and makes a kind of purring noise when it chitters). "Racoon kitty" observes all of the good manners at the feeding station (what the eating order is, where her designated spot is). She has had 2 litters of kits that we have seen and benefits the colony by chasing off dogs and the possums that compete for food. Her kits have always departed at the appropriate age and only "Racoon kitty" has remained as a permanent and accepted member of the feral colony.

[@mmanente71]

I love how he uses his paws - Your videos are great - thank you for sharing!! xo

[@CuriousOne31]

Lmao...he tries to seem bigger than he really is, just like some people...

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

We identify each by the way they interact with us - personality traits - as well as from some of the scars they've acquired. Thank you for watching our video!

[@flyingcarpet99]

So sweet together with the cats - I laughed so much - thank you for posting it for us!

[@maureenforrester7071]

A raccoon standing like a grizzly is still a cute raccoon !

[@deniecedonnafield1460]

I adore and love my wild raccoons that visit My Backdoor every night I feed them! They're so sweet! I also have two possums no one is aggressive not even to the cats that also come to visit!

[@shelbys.1577]

0:37 wassup, got a problem with me?

[@k077L]

I have a raccoon that comes up to my sliding doors now and then, I give it a slice of pizza , it takes it and runs away.

[@evaniscoolaf]

Lol he thinks he stole it

[@Muzikrazy213]

SB Illest thug raccoon

[@Sonyag1]

Another cute video. Peanut was trying to make himself look fierce by standing on his hind legs. I'm sure he just wanted a snack, and then he would be on his way.

[@mikehh8020]

One sign the raccoon doesn't have rabies is it drinks water in the vid without getting hydrophobic. Rabies typically causes animals and people to have a hydrophobic (fear of water) reaction.

[@multivitamin425]

raccoon was like "come at me bro" XD

[@triciaaw4539]

We have the biggest raccoon we've ever seem coming around for snacks. Gets along with the cats just fine. And gets along with the skunks and opossums, and the urban foxes 💞

[@notoriginals]

Nothing like a good dish of meow mix that'll hit the spot! gave one a baggie of cat food other morning he smiled stopped eating garbage. Real characters, this ones so cute!

[@dfg1999]

The raccoon looks like threatening the cats.

[@becauseofkarma2913]

I absolutely LOVE racoons! I could watch them all day and night! We have 2 racoons, an opossum and a few stray cats we feed every night. They didn't always get along at first, but we figured out if you leave enough bowls for everyone they don't mind sharing lol. I would absolutely love to have a raccoon one day, but don't think it would be fair to them, so we just feed them lol. ❤❤

[@CALAMITYGURULASTDAYS]

I can't stop watching coony videos. They are Non Stop Cute. Wish i could hug one someday.

[@amnasaeed7078]

those cats have the cutest meows ever

[@AlienShowz]

If I die, I'm coming back as a raccoon. Fucking cool as shit!

[@AlienShowz]

***** Good point, but still at least for a day.....

[@Brooklynlife1000]

I just love this particular video! So cute how the Raccoon tries to look intimidation but winds up being more cute ahahahaha.

[@bradcarroll]

I love the interaction with the cats

[@alirenfro2526]

My people call them Wawuks-(American Indian language). The God of my fathers will look down favorably upon you for caring about His creatures. I have a nightly visitor who has an old injury that makes it difficult for him to forage-we are coming upon a year and he is quite fat and healthy compared to how tragic he looked when he first showed up. My cats and dogs are so used to him-they no longer alert us when he slowy climbs the fence and approches the food bowl. Thanks for sharing your video!

[@sophied4031]

Raccoons are awesome :D

[@remiverawar6387]

It looks soo adorable it looks soo nice and cute

[@habbi126]

Thanks for uploading!😇

[@FawnProduction54]

oh! Okay! I was a bit confused but thank you for reply! I have subscribed to your channel!

[@SavageInsight]

To think these guys are more related to wolves, bears and tigers than rodents :D

[@thagreenbasterd]

I know until I had mine that's what I thought when you look at there paws and the way they act they are like bears with a dog or cats playful personality lol

[@SavageInsight]

t gray I think they're great little guys for good people - kind of a wonder they're not more common as pets.

[@thagreenbasterd]

I think that is mostly because of the bad rep that they get, they are a very clean and well kept animal I never had to give my Robbie a bath though I did every now and then when he would play in the mud haha

[@SavageInsight]

t gray You build a small neighborhood or a couple houses in the middle of a wood and suddenly people think its domesticated - that any animals are intruding. I'd be mean too if my place was gone that way. Raccoons don't deserve the rap :)

[@SavageInsight]

Raccoons*

[@rickroscoe4734]

Raccoons could easily kill a cat. Cats are smart enough to stay away. Don't let them mix. The Racoon only looks harmless. They are quite vicious.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

+Rick Roscoe, raccoons can be ferocious only when cornered, frightened, protecting their young or are sick. Most often raccoons want nothing to do with humans, dogs and sometimes cats. However, they can co-exist with cats with minimal conflict, but the risk for harm is there but quite low.

[@meg3839]

They can be ferocious if provoked, yup. However, I've watched wild ones here chilling out with skunks and cats, even playing at the door with our dog (we don't touch them or let the dog near outside). They're usually more scared of the cat and baby skunks, despite the fact they could seriously mess it up. Plus, that's a young one.

[@meg3839]

Neighbor's cat, not ours lol

[@FloatingFont]

the man who knows all

[@sugarhitman]

+cynopt What you mean by that? I mean, do they stop by for tea or just to say hi?

[@brimest0ne]

Hahaha! Racoons are a pain, We feed our barn cats at night, after the cats have had their fill, the Racoons eat the rest. I don't mind though, the 'coons don't kill my chickens anymore, and they don't associate us with the food because its just there when they come in. Not to mention they don't fight with the cats, everyone gets their fill. One very cold winter I saw sleeping with my goats, 5 cats, 4 racoons, a chicken that for some reason didn't make it into the hen house that night, and a rat. All were curled up on top of the goats to keep warm!

[@jerryking45]

The people hands is probably their best selling point.

[@shandon360]

My cats would be hissing like crazy and then go piss somewhere in my house

[@letrebuchet6098]

How quickly he learned that he was safe with the window between them.

[@erich4647]

Peanut says I IZ BIG.....FEAR ME KITTAZZ!

[@jt263]

Your cats meow to you because they want you to open the door. No war was ever won by looking at the intruder through a window.

[@alexbarnett8541]

These people are very fortunate to have this adorable animal visit them. Racoons bring good fortune a prosperity. Racoons are wise and noble creatures of the woodlands and posses an ancient magic.

[@MagicFanMan]

Judging by these comments, animal lovers are a little bit odd and not to bright.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

That should be "...not too bright." Looks like you're not the sharpest crayon in the box either.

[@Fritaly]

Well aren’t you a judgmental asshat. Btw I’m an animal lover and MENSA candidate

[@ReaIHuman]

Raccoon: I am the danger. Also Raccoon: * derp mode activated *

[@aethir86]

so cute :) the German word for racoons is Waschbär (washing bear), hehe

[@Salvus967]

Raccoons remind me a little bit of small bears.

[@ChaosBW]

Racoons are way better than cats. They're smarter. They have fingers. What's not to love? You'd think at first. But then you realize that being smart and having fingers means you're a whole lot of trouble. Like a baby, a really strong baby that can jump from tree to tree and kill your cats.

[@MilleniumForce637]

Man doesn't like the fact that there are other species that are really really smart so they seek to eradicate them and paint them as vermin. It's like when Guy A draws a better picture than Guy B and Guy B rips it up.

[@aliciajames3510]

This video cracked me up. All the dance moves by the raccoon. Lol. When the bowl was empty he kept digging for more food but nothing left. They are beautiful. ♥

[@1987bisdann]

"that's my friend, rabbit"

[@arrowthegoprodog1398]

Great video! Many people say I look like a raccoon

[@jcpadilla988]

what a cutie

[@geekishe6223]

Guys... He just wants a hug.

[@broden4838]

Woo (Raccoon): Uh, hello? Excuse me, sorry about eating your food... Cat: Raaaaaawwwwwrrrr!

[@ozyyy009]

Don't fuck with rocket

[@mauriciom8430]

I'm Groot

[@alejandroolazabal7995]

No your Mauricio

[@Rainn100]

My foot

[@aspieotaku3580]

Yeah hell pull out his laser rifle and blast em away!

[@Johnflugelhorn]

Awesome how the Racoon uses his paws to eat! Wish my Cat would do that ha ha.

[@oliasofsunhillow2179]

+John Healy, all three of my cats did! R.I.P. to all

[@lynnewilliams2599]

Wildlife have a right to live just as we do. While on a farm, i fed racoons, skunks, foxes. They all were healthy & good tempered!

[@ritaschick6716]

Racoons have a app. 5 yr. memory. A racoon mom brought her young up the balcony for me to see. The young racoons return every spring. The young racoons are familiar with my dogs' and cats' scent and do not harm my pets when outdoors. The older raccoon will hiss at my dogs when outside for a pee. The dogs retreat and for 20 years no one got into a fight.

[@ryanmcgavin7761]

Holy shit I love raccoons

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

Heaps more raccoon videos to love on our channel. Enjoy!

[@vrccb]

What enchanting little beasts they are. Presumably they are to be found in North America? Enlighten me please.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

vrccb - These little bears (Procyon lotor) are found mainly in North America. However there's a large and growing population in Germany, Russia and Japan. There are multiple resources online outlining their behaviours, diet, habitat and distribution outside of North America.

[@vrccb]

Thank you Weekly Whiskers. Bears eh? How simply delightful.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

We affectionate call them little bears, however they're genuinely in a classification apart from bears, vrccb.

[@vrccb]

Lucky you, Cortez

[@brothereesajimenez3006]

they are found all over new York city... Come to a Park in the city and at night you will find them and in some parts like in the bronx, brooklyn and queens cats and racoons be fitghtin cats in groups vrccb

[@MRSFREAKER]

I live the fact that racoons eat with their hands. So adorable.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

Similar, but raccoons are considered part of the family Procyonidae which is part of the order Carnivora, to which the cat and dog families also belong. Therefore, that's as close as a relationship they will share. :)

[@True_Blood_89]

It eats with his hands like Indian people

[@nosyajcastro9002]

Hahahaha

[@sophiefilo16]

Miko?

[@adamant4107]

I don't know why people think Raccoons are tougher than cats. My cat kicked the crap out of them for years and where we live there's tons of those little pests. I guess Raccoons can gang up on cats, that gives them the advantage.

[@isaacreed5814]

I totally agree, I have the same thing. I have two cats (sisters) that get into fights sometimes with the local raccoons and always win. I understand the need for worry, but raccoons are not known for there love of cat meat.

[@Salvus967]

Adam Ant My cat use to fight with them, until one of them took a very nasty chomp out of his hind quarter. He isn't so brave with them anymore. Before you say it, he usually beats up other cats when he gets in fights (Not that I encourage him to). Most female cats stand no chance with him.

[@SomeGuyYeah007]

Adam Ant Because even though raccoons can be beaten up by cats, cats very rarely kill raccoons while raccoons often kill cats.

[@oliviamichelle8084]

Adam Ant Ya'll need to keep your cats indoors if they are fighting with other animals... responsible pet ownership!

[@adamant4107]

Olivia Michelle It's an outdoor cat ans she's 16 years old now. I think I know how to take care of animals. Sanctimonious preachy bitches like you don't need to be on youtube.

[@KingDecahedron]

kitty says 'I love you' in cat talk

[@buffeymathis6803]

racoon- see I'm clean,now let me in

[@G3RM3X617]

They can be like humans and be like ruthless fuckers or they can be cuter then any dog or cat ... so like humans the raccoon can be good and evil

[@MrLoverThe]

One of my dogs LOVES this video. She lunges at the screen whenever the raccoon moves. Play this for your dog if they respond to television, I bet they'll love it.

[@klm1969]

Beautiful racccoon.I love them so much.

[@ChrisFlegg]

Wow, you are so lucky to have such amazing creatures on your doorstep! We have foxes, and Squirrels, Ducks with the babies in Spring, hiding from the magpies, oh and Hedgehogs, that's about it in my area. Trolls, every animal carries disease, get a grip and move on with your sanitizer spray.....

[@RodConFAKE]

@John there's not a species more destructive than the human race.

[@manpigproductions999]

Your right why do us humans KILL WHY?!?! WHY?!?!?!?!?!

[@Shadowsfire]

I have lost cats to Racoons. They will kill them.

[@Shadowsfire]

Breda Jake I no longer have any cats. Nor do I see any in my future. But that is a very trolly type thing to say.

[@Fritaly]

Marci Nadler no it was sound advice offering another perspective. Cats are predators after all, even if they are domesticated

[@ericyoung3981]

Raccoons look like what you might get if you mixed a tiny dog with a cat.

[@leojr2005]

Cats better be careful He looks like a martial arts expert

[@ExBruinsFan]

Open. The. Door.

[@kansastigger629]

The raccoon is curious about the cats and stood up to get a better look at them. We have continually invaded the habitats of these and so many wild animals, that some have adapted to "living in human areas" to survive. Raccoons are one such animal. The vacant house behind me has a family of raccoons living in it. I find their tracks in my yard sometimes if the yard is muddy enough. We have cats running loose in the neighborhood. In the three years the raccoons have lived in that old house, there have been no reports of cats, children or anything else being attacked by the raccoons. You just have to use a secure lid on your trash and if you have feed bowls outside for your pets, they will help themselves to any "leftovers" they can find.

[@nicolettabonauguri1894]

I procioni non sono solo bellissimi ma anche intelligenti è SIMPATICI,li adoro,ho notatato in oltre che usano le zampette davanti proprio come vere mani. Questo poi è davvero buffissimo perché si alza davanti al vetro per mostrarsi più grande é spaventare i gatti.

[@WeeklyWhiskers]

Sunt extrem de inteligenți. De asemenea, v-ați putea bucura să-l urmăriți pe Fred care a fost unul dintre racoanele noastre de salvare din trecut. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emObeoFvpMyihNE

[@GingerRootable]

I feed them and have had one for seven years, itf he doesn't show up I worry. He sits with my cat sometimes and grooms.