Bold raccoon becomes international celebrity

Bold raccoon becomes international celebrity

The mammal captivated the internet for hours after he climbed a 25-story building in Minnesota, with the world looking on.

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The spectacle started after maintenance workers removed him from an office block. He then declined the ‘offer’ and started to climb the neighboring building. Twitter, however, made sure the world is up to date and notified everyone whether he is safe. 

Raccoons are skillful climbers with strong nails to be able to survive in the wild. Who will save it? Will it fall?

Experts said raccoons climb when they’re stressed. “Raccoons don’t think ahead very much, so raccoons don’t have very good impulse control,” Suzanne MacDonald, a raccoon behaviour expert at York University in Toronto according to Vox.com.


The raccoon became so popular, it even had his own parady Twitter account.



The female raccoon were released back into the wild by Wildlife Management Services

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