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Orphaned raccoons learn to swim, climb, and forage in survival training along the Gulf Coast

Name: Orphaned raccoons learn to swim, climb, and forage in survival training along the Gulf Coast
Uploaded: 2026-09-21T17:06:00-0500
Duration: 48 s
Description: Rescuers are teaching orphaned raccoons the skills their mothers would have taught them — from swimming to hunting — before releasing them into the wild.

Rescuers are teaching orphaned raccoons the skills their mothers would have taught them — from swimming to hunting — before releasing them into the wild.