Ah, happy families abound.
Especially at meal time.
It’s always good to see the whole family together, eating, enjoying each other’s company…
Except where’s Poppa?
Raccoons do not mate for life.
I sometimes wonder if they mate for the time it takes them to mate.
Males in raccoon society are not involved in child-rearing. Not sure if that’s a good or bad thing.
Also makes me wonder what raccoon mothers think of their sons.
“Will he be another one like his father? Five or six quick ones then he’s off to tell the boys what he’s done? Hmmph!”
Evolution has its reasons for creating creatures such. Its systems are perfected over millions of years by infinitesimally small steps.
Personally, I think I’d trip a few times.