Will Montana Pet Lovers Want One of These Soon?

Before we dive right into the latest and greatest trendy thing coming your way, let me preface this information with the following statement:

No.  You may not have one as a pet in Montana.

But new data and research is showing that raccoons are becoming more comfortable around humans.  Especially within city limits across the country.  And it all has to do with their snouts.

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Will Montana Pet Lovers Want One of These Soon?

Raccoons are everywhere across Montana and North America.  They are incredibly intelligent, inquisitive, and excellent climbers.  Their diet will usually consist of fish, insects, small mammals, fruit, berries, and corn. They will also eat eggs and birds.

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Raccoon research has shown animals near cities could be evolving with "domestication syndrome", much like early domestication of cats and dogs.  Their features were analyzed over nearly 20,000 photos of urban raccoons and found the snouts of them were becoming shorter than rural raccoons.

Signs That Point to Domestication in Raccoons - Even in Montana

As raccoons become more comfortable foraging for food within the city and around humans, they have somehow figured out how to dump over dumpsters without becoming to threatening.  And they are becoming cuter.

Photo research shows that because of domestication syndrome; raccoons are already showing signs of:

• smaller skulls
• floppier ears
• softer features
• white patches on fur
• tamer behavior