Behold three young raccoon kits.
Whenever we see young of The Wild without adult supervision we grow concerned.
Children are a challenge to the best of us. More so in The Wild, me thinks. We have many predators in our woods and we understand evolutionary cycles and principles.
Still…
He’s a Two-Legger, but he’s okay. Don’t let him touch you, though. You don’t know where his hands have been.
Mother Raccoons we’ve fed all along are watchful of their kits around us. They tell them to stay in the trees until they see Mom interacting with us. She shows them the rules then lets them approach. As I’ve written before, you can almost hear, “He’s a Two-Legger, but he’s okay. Don’t let him touch you, though. You don’t know where his hands have been.”
Enjoy.