If not domesticated pet, why look as cute as domesticated pet? π₯Ί
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2025
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If not pet, why soft?
That's how my cousin lost his hand at the zoo :D
if not friend, why friend-shaped?
Because looking cute helps them survive in a human-centric world.
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 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.
I want a pet raccoon
Same here, I've been saying it for ages!
Natural selection in action. Itβs also why domestic catsβ calls sound less harsh than those of the Arabian wildcat, their nearest wild relative.
OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING
Cool. Do foxes next.
I thought perhaps they wouldn't be needing so many smell receptors when food is readily available in any corner garbage can.
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snoutβa telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
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MO a dog whistle saying the house raccoons have smaller noses.