OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING
Oh my god this is awesome.
I hear raccoons don’t make very good pets but maybe we can turbo charge the process that’s happening right now.
I want a pet raccoon
I want a pet raccoon
Same here, I’ve been saying it for ages!
I think the main issue is how destructive they get in adolescence. Like a switch flips in their head and they start destroying shit and being aggressive.
It sounds like there’s a possibility that living alongside humans is selecting against that though.
I’m sure that with a little help from my friend selective breeding we could turbo charge this naturally occurring process to produce lovable cuddly furry raccoon pets that I could call friends.
Selective breeding? Are you a 19th century monk?
Where were going, we don’t need no Punnett squares. We got CRISPR now.
I don’t really give a shit how we get pet raccoons as long as I get a cuddly mischievous pet raccoon. Congrats, you’re in charge of the project. Now go science me up a best friend.
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^oh shit I added too much capitalism^
I’ll excuse capitalism if it provides me a pet raccoon. Just this once.
Natural selection in action. It’s also why domestic cats’ calls sound less harsh than those of the Arabian wildcat, their nearest wild relative.
If not domesticated pet, why look as cute as domesticated pet? 🥺
if not friend, why friend-shaped?
If not pet, why soft?
Because looking cute helps them survive in a human-centric world.
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
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MO a dog whistle saying the house raccoons have smaller noses.
I thought perhaps they wouldn’t be needing so many smell receptors when food is readily available in any corner garbage can.
Cool. Do foxes next.
