Is Toronto the raccoon capital of Canada?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2019
- Raccoons can be found in nearly every nook, cranny and tree in Toronto - especially in the spring and summer months. But is Toronto the raccoon capital of Canada? CBC Toronto's Adrian Cheung looks at the trash pandas that call Canada's largest city home, and why they not only survive, but thrive here.
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Our next sport team should be named the Toronto Raccoons.
Let's be proud.
Haha, then we'd be accused of stealing points and breaking rules, and cheating... and hiding our junior farm team in attics...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😃😃😃 That's hilarious
Sabotaging teams?
Carlton the Bear should have a companion mascot raccoon
Raccoons an unusual blend of cute and cuddly......combined with wild, strange and potentially dangerous.
I once found 3 baby raccoons who's mother had died and so I took them in untill I found them a home because our wildlife centers here in Toronto wouldn't take them in becaue they had no room. I named them Zeus, Poseidon and Hades which were truly fitting for their big personalities. But giving those little guys away to their new owners was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do because they had imprinted on me. Although finding them was an amazing, surprising, frustrating experience it's taught me one thing.. Raccoons are definitely one of the smartest animals I've ever had the pleasure of raising and that fact makes them a nuisance to the general public, so it really overshadows how intelligent they truly are.
Hope they're OK!
Raccoons are adorable, but I'm still terrified of them.
Raccoons only natural predator are motor vehicles
Hit one at 110 k, like hitting a bag of rocks!
Or hicks in the woods with hunting rifles.
@@Woods7er Hicks? Paul the criminal murley, and Michael Mr mediocre devoren. They love Charlie hedbo terror.
"Raccoon predators include cougars, bobcats, coyotes, and domestic dogs. Large owls and eagles will prey on young raccoons." - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
And humans
Thank God its not RAT city
joseph anunda more rats than raccoons in my pestcontrol work government rules are the problem why pests are thriving
I think that would be New York City.
They’re not afraid of humans. One day I was on my way to work and when I opened the door, a raccoon was standing on our welcome mat. He didn’t even budge when he saw me. I ended up going out the side door and running like a mad woman to the bus stop!
Raccoons do learn from their mistakes. Turn on the sprinkler and they get wet and they seem to remember that. Canada day, they were thinking about getting into my smoker. I told them no and go away and they really wanted me to open it for them. I got them to leave, but they came back in five minutes. I think they were drawing straws to see who wanted to open the 300 degree smoker. They looked at me, then the smoker and me and then the smoker. I figured if I turned on the lights they would realize how big I was and go away. Nope. They came closer. I guess they figured I could probably help them out with some pulled pork.
Raccoons left with no pulled pork. There is no garbage available for them, so they don't usually hang around my property anyway.
Todd T Try smoked salmon next time! 😋🦝
@@desimonium is this a real person or a raccoon placing an order??
Todd T Yes I’m raccoon...playing within the OUTER REACHES OF YOUR MIND! (mind...mind...mind...) 🦝
@@desimonium Bad news. I don't like any seafood. Good news. Occasionally I break down and get some salmon, massage it with good quality soy, cover with real maple syrup and then hickory smoke it for others. But only occasionally...
I know that raccoons can be a nuisance, but they’re so smart and so cute ❤️🦝
This is probably the most interesting video you've ever posted.
Good job, CBC news.
Kinda says more about you lol.
Well they did use toronto as raccoon city in Resident Evil 2 so I guess it could be the capital
one time a dumb one was crossing the 401 at pearson and it just stops in the center lane and a second later i just see this thing flying a solid 15 feet
That's one mistake it wont be learning from
i love raccoons, they are so intelligent, and i love how they use their hands :)
they are very cute, too bad they carry rabies
I live in Montreal. We have 5 raccoons on my street alone 😂. Love looking at them. Just.... don't block their path.
6 on my roof and can't be bothered to get rid of them.
@@vincegranados6486 Have they placed cameras in your unit too? Then lied about it?
yeah we have a lot of racoons too
It was garbage day the next day and I went to put out the cans. Here comes a Raccoon strutting down the sidewalk on his way to the buffet. They are problem solving, omnivorous, genius animals. They can be very fierce when cornered. I heard of one pushing a garage door button to get in and out of a garage.
The willow tree in my backyard is their parliament.
Actually Jim's Raccoon Diner in Nova Scotia is the racoon capital of Canada!
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6:29 sup Steve Nash.
7:07 DJ drop that Mission Impossible soundtrack
Love the buggers. Got no issues with raccoons, no one should. There's a family of them that pass through my sideyard sometimes, I try to give them some bread when I can, to keep them fed during the winter times. It gets crazy cold out there sometimes, they have enough BS to endure without worrying about food to feed their children, like we're all trying to do.
Great video, thank you I enjoyed it. 👍
Vancouver/Victoria might give TDot a run for the most trash pandas. They are everywhere out here.
I had a couple raccoons come into my house DT Ottawa through a window in search for food and one of them was brave enough to tour the entire kitchen. I pet one and then tried to let him sniff my hand but he bit me (like a test bite, no penetration) then I got angry and sprayed him with water until he left.
You should never be angry with them. They are innocent.
Yes but he bit me and it startled me.
6:26 this is why i can't get up at night
I live in montreal and our garbage bin has been EATEN by the racoons. They eat out the bin to get access inside 😂
I've had to deal with more raccoons in Barrie than Toronto.
Trust me, racoons are pretty bad in Toronto. Over the years I’ve probably encountered Racoons during summer nights almost every night. Different families of Racoons too. The change in green bins did reduce the amount I saw though.
@@TheMarkoPoloProgram Didn't mean to say Toronto isn't a raccoon city lol lived there a few years back and there's more than enough to drive a person batty trying to not have to doing morning clean ups daily after a trash bandit raid. :)
Up here in Barrie though I've seen them ballsy enough to walk up to a dog and do a "How ya doin', Any good trash around your parts today?" Then calmly walk on. Only things that make them move are the skunks or foxes and only way to keep them from the garbage is dousing bags in water mixed with citrus scented cleaner and a bit of bleach mix....then they aim for recycling containers if they can nail them lol
I ran over one the yesterday on my trip home!
They are inside your attic right now doing it racoon style
We should train the raccoons gather up a bunch of them...build a smart raccoon army and have them invade area 51.
matiasisasleep Canada geese can more easily cross the boarder lol
@@somethingsomething404 we can have the raccoons fly on geese 😂
"Judy here on college street, with a racoon, at Shoppers Drug Mart!"
How many habitats are destroyed? That's the real question.
Ive had a couple raccoons come into my house DT Ottawa through a window in search for food and one of them was brave enough to tour the entire kitchen. I pet one and then tried to let him sniff my hand but he bit me (like a test bite, no penetration) then I got angry and sprayed him with water until he left. :)
Toronto is the capital of everything in canada its even the capital of the capital
Toronto raptors or Toronto raccoons ?
I lived in Newmarket (somewhere between Toronto and Barrie) and I was actually more likely to see a skunk than a raccoon.
I ride my bike in Toronto and one night crossed path with both. The racoon freaked me out more as it was a big chubby one like a small bear cub.
With this story we have now reached the pinnacle of news quality
You're right, we have. Prefer this to the doom and gloom stuff, tbh.
Toronto is the definition of raccoon city 😂😂
Fun fact: crazyest animal sighting consisted of about 4 adult raccoons with a bunch of babys, 3 possums(maybe more) and about 6 cats chilling on a porch eating cat food.
In Nova Scotia we don't teach them traffic laws, so many X-Raccoons can be seen along the road side.
Awwwwww I went to NS last month for the first time. My segway tour guide would just drive off the curb in front of a car and the drivers would wait patiently. In Toronto, drivers don't give a damn
His behavior in traffic is likely do, when not on a Segway he's on a bike. @@kamekomiyamora
came out to my backyard to get my garbage, and there was a gang of 7+ raccoons with their shiny eyes. they kept approaching, i got the hell out of there Lol
Do we have a raccoon cafe? If not we should
Raccoons are just small pandas.
They are so cute.
spray rust proofing grease or oil all over the garbage/organics bin will keep them away
Maybe a few million years from now not only they might survive but they'll take over the earth as a more advanced superspecies.
Raccoon Federation: We are currently seeking suspects in the dumpster fire near the Toronto Waterfront Brewery on September 28, 2023 at approximately 10pm. Anyone having information should reach out to one of our members at a dumpster or trash receptacle near you.
I love them they are so inteligent
3:37 lmao I love her
Awe those babies .
Rocket Raccoon: Attention all planets of the Solar Federation… attention all planets of the Solar Federation, we have assumed control… we have assumed control.
NO.
That would be *Fredericton* (or at least the *overweight* racoon capital of Canada)
how dare you even question this truth
Well we have them here in Portland Oregon
@propop
Your welcome.
I'd say doreamon , racoon capital doesn't suit me
Not just Canada but the World
so this is the raccoon city...
So next time the garbagemen decide to strike, we unleash the raccoons at a local garbage processing facility to clean up the backlog. Problem solved.
I love raccoons i wish that people would treat them with respect
Me too
actually asians are Toronto's mascot. I've been there.
M i c h e l e 😂😂
And they're getting obese too...
i absolutely love the raccoons personally
1:44 Humane Removal? Really? I don't take prisoners.
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The desperate love
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I see way more skunks in my neighborhood.
They're so cute but when they spread the maggot riddled contents of your green bin across your yard.... ugh.
They're damn cute though.
*We* just happen to live in it?!?! 😂
The real raccoon city
Would it not be a better idea to relocate raccoon families to a wilderness area rather than letting them relocate into someone else's house in one's neighborhood?
You do not understand the scope of the population, my dear.
Someone needs to petition for the Toronto Maple Leafs to become the Toronto Raccoons.
It's a better name anyway because at least Toronto Raccoons is grammatically correct.
I love them.
In BC I only see them sleeping in the middle of the road.
Raccoons are city animals and Toronto is a big city so raccoons like Toronto and also I live in Toronto and I see lots of raccoons
If I had a raccoon I would name it Rocket just to have hat guardian of the galaxy reference
Dont be rude with the cool raccoon
Im groot
They can climb straight up a brick wall to a roof. They are tough and can hurt a dog very badly but their choice is to climb out if reach if they can. Raccoons will adapt like a lot of creatures. We have to be really careful of rabies because an epidemic would be very bad
We complain about the wildlife but ask yourself, how many humans are there populating this planet and more of them to come......displacing other beings....
So sad that they are taking away baby rakoons away from their mother. Would be so good if they could take care of the mother and father racoons and neuter them without killing them so that they do not reproduce more babies.
The Americans used to be known for their raccoon coats and jackets!
Floro I thought the same thing ! My grandpa had this horrible raccoon hat 😂🇨🇦
@@undead4456 Raccoon coat, and hand painted silk tie depicting palmettos and scantily clad women!
Floro oh my gosh yeah! 😂
I've seen more deer than Raccoons
all the dislikes are beavers
Sotp raccoons are my friends.
Is Racoon a dangerous animal ?
Lethal
Yes, if they feel threatened they will attack you. They can also carry rabies which is the deadliest virus that can infect humans (though their is a vaccine that will prevent the disease from getting to it's deadly stage)
They like that!
Whooo
I fed the raccoon in my backyard, lol
It's a wonder they didn't out-evolve primates. It appears they still have a shot at it.
This was excruciatingly boring to watch.
is toronto the raccoon? we may never know
Toronto shoul be renamed Racoon city.
Rejoice, my brethrens
Gotta love the raccoons dont mind them n rather them then possums
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I wish we had raccoons
=)))) cute
trash pandas
Racoons are trash pandas
Well anti fur ban worked.