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Raccoons: A Natural History
by Samuel I. Zeveloff
Pages: 240 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Edition: 2002
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1588340333
Description
The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian language. Their term arakun roughly translates to "he who scratches with his hands." Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skillful raccoons are with their front paws. In fact, they have four times as many sensory receptors in their forepaw skin as they do in their hindpaws-a ratio similar to that of human hands and feet. Samuel Zeveloff explores this trait and much more in his accessible natural history of raccoons.
Enjoy! :up:
by Samuel I. Zeveloff
Pages: 240 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Edition: 2002
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1588340333
Description
The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian language. Their term arakun roughly translates to "he who scratches with his hands." Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skillful raccoons are with their front paws. In fact, they have four times as many sensory receptors in their forepaw skin as they do in their hindpaws-a ratio similar to that of human hands and feet. Samuel Zeveloff explores this trait and much more in his accessible natural history of raccoons.
Enjoy! :up:
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