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also racoon
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Recent Examples of raccoon
Residents are prohibited from owning dangerous animals, including large non-domestic cats, raccoons and wolves.
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
In the past year, the department confirmed 25 rabid animals, including raccoons and feral cats.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 July 2025
Using a network of trail cameras, Wails and her colleagues watched how the island’s ecosystem has evolved over the past decade, and how other predatory species, such as raccoons and opossums, responded to the sudden dearth of foxes.
—Ramin Skibba, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
If so, you might get awakened regularly by raccoons and other nocturnal creatures prowling the neighborhood.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
In the past year, the department confirmed 25 rabid animals, including raccoons and feral cats.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 July 2025
Using a network of trail cameras, Wails and her colleagues watched how the island’s ecosystem has evolved over the past decade, and how other predatory species, such as raccoons and opossums, responded to the sudden dearth of foxes.
—Ramin Skibba, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
If so, you might get awakened regularly by raccoons and other nocturnal creatures prowling the neighborhood.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raccoon
Noun
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Marsh rabbits, cottontail rabbits and foxes have effectively disappeared, a 2015 study found.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Liam Houck, 15, and his family are showing most of their four rabbits, 20 sheep and 15 dairy goats at this year’s Ramona Junior Fair.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The sequel rounds out its cast with returning stars Idris Elba as Chief Bogo and Shakira as pop star Gazelle, as well as franchise newcomers Quan, Brunson, and Fortune Feimster as Nibbles the beaver.—
Emlyn Travis Updated,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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The newfound kits are the offspring of these beavers.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Take a seat for a round-the-clock show: the ruffed grouse, cottontail rabbits, waterfowl and occasional muskrats that wander about, lured by the lake.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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One East Hartford man shoots 100 muskrats for some reason.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
Noun
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On the runway, several iterations were displayed in materials ranging from leather, shearling and satin, to mink, swakara and eel.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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Invasive animals — such as mink — as well as deforestation, forest fires and unregulated construction could also negatively impact the species.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Additionally, various primate species, including up to 10 spider monkeys, will be able to travel above the otters and into their own enclosure, Zoo Director Ethan Fisher said.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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The Mosaic Exhibit Hall features rotating sea life exhibits, while the Wetlands Trail provides an immersive journey through Florida’s ecosystems, which include a mangrove forest, cypress swamp and freshwater swamp, home to alligators, otters, turtles and a free-flight aviary.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The film follows a rabbit named Judy Hopps and a fox named Nick Wilde—natural enemies who live in a city (the titular Zootopia) where predators and prey live together in peace and equality.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 July 2025
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That’s like asking a fox to investigate why the henhouse is empty.—
Houman Hemmati,
Oc Register,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Non-incubating male curlews didn’t have the same response to the fake badger, according to the study.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Wildlife killed include moose, deer, black bears, elk, mountain lions, raccoons, hawks, coyotes, porcupines, red foxes, bobcats, owls, rabbits, Canadian geese, beavers and badgers.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Meet Yin, Yang, Eddie, and Charley, chinchillas ready for adoption.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raccoon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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