 Raccoon Related to the Kinkajou and the panda . A nocturnal mammal from the New World measuring 2 to 3 ft. in total length. In most cases it nests in hollow trees or climbs high to refuge.
It sleeps through most of the winter. It's coloring is mixed brown, gray, and black; and has a black mask on its pointed face; it has a black and bushy ringed tail. They feed on crayfish and other water life, seeds, and fruits . When water is available they wash their food in it. The crab eating raccoon is a South American species . | 
