Theoretically speaking, what would raccoons be good for if we domesticated them? Would they be pest controllers like cats? Could we use their fur? Maybe they could've been useful for finding food in older times?
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>>4908416They were very popular for their meat up until about a hundred years ago, and the furs are still valuable. But generally animals have coat changes when they are domesticated and I don't know if the domestication would preserve the qualities of their fur that are desirable.
>>4908416You could probably teach a raccoon to cook an egg...
>>4908433Nobody gets this joke but I do. >>4908416With what little I know about raccoon behaviour, I can't imagine they'd be good for anything other than being cute.
>>4908416Their fur is useful yes. Otherwise I don't think they have much use to humans beyond companionship as pets, but they're also difficult pets to keep, a bit too smart and curious. They're good in the wild for cleaning stuff up, since they'll eat pretty much anything.
>>4908573ohh we got the joke
>>4908433>>4908573>>4908582I have a bird bath on my deck railing and when raccoons go up there they always leave it very dirty, they wash their hands in it. I put some copper heat plates in it because the copper is supposed to help prevent algae and mold, the raccoons took them out.Crows put their food in it too, they'll put peanuts in. I've seen various explanations of this, they could be trying to soften it, or use water to enhance the flavor. They'll also put suet in it but this makes it too soft and it falls apart and just becomes a mess, then they don't eat it, so maybe they aren't so logical about it.
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>>4908416nothing, theyre basically the monkeys of north america
>>4908416Most pets nowadays are just company
>>4908433At childcare facilities, maybe. Tiny hands need tiny dishes to wash.
>>4908416>Maybe they could've been useful for finding food in older timesI wouldn't be surprised if they were used for this. When people find themselves in unfamiliar terrotory they will often watch animals in order to figure out where to find food and water. Unless those people don't know anything about animals.
>>4910787Just eat the animals lmao
>>4908573>being cute.They’re really good at that.
>>4908589lmao stupid coon
>>4911309Rude
