What kind of animal is a wild raccoon? Really?

"Wild raccoon" is a kind of jungle cat, belonging to the cat family.

Morphological characteristics:

Adults are light brown, reddish gray or light brown gray, and there are no obvious stripes on the whole body except some stripes on the legs. Except for the head, the black hair tips of the whole body form a unified mixed color, often rust-colored, and have a unique ridge crown. Above chin and throat, chest and groin between legs are white to light gray. Ears are usually light red, closely spaced, with small dark brown to black tufts at the tip of the ear. There are obvious white spots on the eyes and nose, and black spots from nose to eyes. The tail length is generally 40% of the head length, the tail tip is black, and there are dark rings near the half tail. Males are significantly larger than females. Hair in winter is darker than hair in summer.

Living habits:

Although jungle cats are Nocturnal Animals, they often go out in the morning and after dusk, and occasionally they can be seen during the day. Nests are built in dry places such as under rocks, and badger abandoned caves are also used. It has a developed sense of smell and hearing, moves quickly, is good at running and jumping, can climb trees and often marks its territory with urine. They mainly feed on mice, rabbits, frogs and birds, and also eat carrion and fruit. They especially like to prey on partridges and pheasants, and occasionally sneak into the village to steal poultry (because their eating habits and habits are close to those of leopard cats, "wild raccoons" are sometimes called leopard cats).

Fierce temperament, dare to fight with domestic dogs, and sometimes prey on domestic cats belonging to the same cat family, which is the natural enemy of domestic cats. The ancient name of domestic cats as "slaves" is also this allusion.

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Habitat:

Reeds or shrubs inhabiting rivers and lakes, coastal forests, or trees and fields with tall grass. Not in the rainforest. It can move in lowlands near sea level, and it can also be found on a mountain of 2500 meters. Very adaptable to various habitat types, common in agricultural areas. They can also be found in sugarcane fields in the south of their distribution area. It usually moves near the water, preferring places with dense vegetation, but it also includes barren desert areas. The rise of agricultural irrigation led to the spread of the jungle cat population to such a barren area. It is reported that they also appear in gardens, hedges, barns and near houses.

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