Procyonids (aka, raccoon family)

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
Ok, so, we don't have any members of the raccoon family. So here is a list of all the species:


  • Raccoons
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  1. Raccoon
  2. Cozumel raccoon
  3. Crab-eating raccoon


  • Coati
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  1. Western mountain coati
  2. Eastern mountain coati
  3. White-nosed coati
  4. South American coati
  • Kinkajou
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  1. Kinkajou
  • Ring-tail cat
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  1. North American ringtail
  2. Cacomistle
  • Olingo
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  1. Western lowland olingo
  2. Olinguito
  3. Northern olingo
  4. Eastern lowland olingo


Personally, I'd be happy with 1 member from each type:

1. Raccoon
2. North American ringtail
3. White-nosed coati coati
4. Kinkajou
5. Northern olingo



What about y'all?
 
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Aramar

Aramar
I really want to have a raccoon. I know for Americans it's not an exciting animal to see in a zoo and that they are causing problems in some places in Europe where they are a pest. However, I've seen them in some European zoos and I really enjoy watching them. They are very smart and playful with the enrichment items. I also saw many of them in a park in Canada and I loved seeing the babies.

Unfortunately, the raccoon from my local zoo was sent to the Netherlands and I can't see it anymore.
 

jcp011c

jcp011c
I'd definitely want a coati out of this if anything. Raccoons to me are too "common" for zoos, but that's just the North American bias talking. I'm sure people in other continents are less excited about their common animals than we over in North America are, so I get why there would be some interest.
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
Aramar said:
I really want to have a raccoon. I know for Americans it's not an exciting animal to see in a zoo and that they are causing problems in some places in Europe where they are a pest. However, I've seen them in some European zoos and I really enjoy watching them. They are very smart and playful with the enrichment items. I also saw many of them in a park in Canada and I loved seeing the babies.

Unfortunately, the raccoon from my local zoo was sent to the Netherlands and I can't see it anymore.
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I see them all the time, but it's always fun to watch them (Especially since the domesticated ones remind me of weird cats).

It's a shame they are a pest in Europe and that your zoo got rid of them. I visited a small zoo, and they had a small family in a cage. Well, when I got close to them they stick their hands out begging for some food (for a while this zoo wasn't the best, but it's improved since)
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
jcp011c said:
I'd definitely want a coati out of this if anything. Raccoons to me are too "common" for zoos, but that's just the North American bias talking. I'm sure people in other continents are less excited about their common animals than we over in North America are, so I get why there would be some interest.
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Yeah, I know the feeling. But I've learned that every animal is interesting, and those that I see often, like white-tailed deer, I'm excited for even those.

I can picture the world begging for gibbons, and people in SE Asia are like: "I see them all the time. Nothing special. Now if it's a coyote we're talking about..."😆
 

Aramar

Aramar
darthquell said:
It's a shame they are a pest in Europe and that your zoo got rid of them.
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If I understood it right, the raccoon at the zoo was rescued from someone who had it at home and couldn't take care of it anymore. They kept it at the zoo for a while but they ended up sending the raccoon to a zoo which had more raccoons so that it had a better life.

I just remembered that when I was in New York I also saw some wild raccoons in central park. I guess all these different good memories make me want this animal in the game. I also liked Meeko from Pocahontas as a kid 😂
 

AndyZoos

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Coatis all the way! Ringtails and kinkajous would be dope too.

It feels unlikely at this point, but a Central America pack would be a great spot to slide in some of these critters!
 

DarthQuell

DarthQuell
Alkaline Andy said:
Coatis all the way! Ringtails and kinkajous would be dope too.

It feels unlikely at this point, but a Central America pack would be a great spot to slide in some of these critters!
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Hey, yeah. At least 1 member of each type is found in that range. Also would be a great inclusion for primates
 

Urufu1997

Urufu1997
Raccoons would be so great. Maybe with a dark brown Color Mutation so we'll also have Raccoons that look like the European Population.


darthquell said:
I see them all the time, but it's always fun to watch them (Especially since the domesticated ones remind me of weird cats).
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There are domesticated Raccoons? I do only know about the Barbados Raccoon which might have evolved from Raccoons that were kept as Pets. This Topic reminded me that I should look up if there are any existing Photos and they look very interesting. They had blonde Fur without any Markings
 

Urufu1997

Urufu1997
darthquell said:
Well, more like tamed, I guess. Because I've seen videos of people having them like normal pets.

www.wideopenpets.com

Raccoons as Pets: A Cute Companion or Total Disaster?

While you may not pet raccoons are a good idea, those faces make people want to keep one. Here is an overview of their care and needs.
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There's a big Difference between domesticated and tamed. That's why it bothers me so much that Frontier still hasn't fixed Domesticated in the German Version of the Zoopedia where it shows up as tame.
Edit : can't watch the Link but I'm aware that Raccoons can be kept as Pets and that it is a extremely big Challenge
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
Urufu1997 said:
There's a big Difference between domesticated and tamed. That's why it bothers me so much that Frontier still hasn't fixed Domesticated in the German Version of the Zoopedia where it shows up as tame.
Edit : can't watch the Link but I'm aware that Raccoons can be kept as Pets and that it is a extremely big Challenge
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As I understand it raccoons are basically like big rats as pets. Both are extremely clever, wily, and curious, both will eat anything they can get their hands on, but the difference is that raccoons are too large to be contained in a cage like rats so they're much more difficult to manage.

They're cute but I definitely wouldn't want one as a pet.

As for the game, the basic common raccoon would be a neat addition, I think.
 

Urufu1997

Urufu1997
NZFanatic said:
As I understand it raccoons are basically like big rats as pets. Both are extremely clever, wily, and curious, both will eat anything they can get their hands on, but the difference is that raccoons are too large to be contained in a cage like rats so they're much more difficult to manage.

They're cute but I definitely wouldn't want one as a pet.

As for the game, the basic common raccoon would be a neat addition, I think.
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Don't forget their destructive Behavior when they are too bored. It's also extremely important to keep at least 2 Raccoons together. People need to research as much as possible before getting a new Pet. There's a japanese Raccoon Population too because they became very popular as Pets thanks to the Anime Adaptation of Rascal
Edit: just realized, this would be the perfect Opportunity to add a Education Board about invasive Species to the Game
and awesome Food Enrichment where the Animals need to climb😃
 
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DarthQuell

DarthQuell
How interesting that raccoons are the 1st choice, then coati, then kinkajou. Olingos haven't received any notice, and ringtail cats not much either
 
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