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Smart and Getting Smarter

10,000 Birds

Still it is always nice to add to the evidence of animal intellect. I found a Common Raccoon foraging at the water’s edge while waiting for a distant heron to do something… anything. I found a Common Raccoon foraging at the water’s edge while waiting for a distant heron to do something… anything.

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A Rehabber’s List of Worst Bird Myths

10,000 Birds

One might think that thanks to the Internet, all those ridiculous old wild animal myths handed down for generations would finally die a deserved death. If you see a raccoon during the day, it must have rabies! Raccoons are nocturnal, which means they are normally active at night. The same goes for raccoons. Arrrghhh!”