17/09/2024
RACCOON FUN FACT:
THEY ARE NAMED FOR THEIR UNIQUE HANDS
Raccoons have some of the most dexterous hands in nature, as anyone who's had a garden, cooler, or garbage can broken into by one of them knows. Native Americans were the first to note their unusual paws. The English word raccoon comes from the Powhatan word aroughcun, which means "animal that scratches with its hands." The Aztecs went in a similar direction when naming the raccoon. They named it mapachitlior "one who takes everything in its hands." Today mapache means "raccoon" in Spanish.
