Raccoon

Raccoons remind me of the little 1930's styled thieves in the old Bugs Bunny cartoons, although a lot more frightening in person, especially when you don't see the little "fur ninjas" coming.

Just because you give certain wildlife cute little nicknames like "trash panda", doesn't make them any less terrifying at 5:00 am, especially when it's still pretty dark out.

I've never had a pet raccoon. I suppose I can now add that to my ever-growing bucket list. There is a Wyoming family that has one though and it is completely not impressed with a newly acquired raccoon statue.