The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian
language. Their term arakun roughly translates to "he who scratches
with his hands." Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in
a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skillful
raccoons are with their front paws. In fact, they have four times
as many sensory receptors in their forepaw skin as they do in their
hind-paws -- a ratio similar to that of human hands and feet.
Samuel Zeveloff explores this trait and much more in his accessible
natural history of raccoons.
Written with the general reader in mind, Raccoons presents
detailed information on raccoon evolution, physical
characteristics, social behavior, habitats, food habits,
reproduction, and conservation, as well as their relationship with
humans and many other topics. The section on distribution and
subspecies focuses on the raccoon's current range expansion and the
material on their cultural significance demonstrates this mammal's
unique status in different North American cultures.
Raccoons includes 28 illustrations and is sure to become the
standard work on this wide-ranging species.
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