http://carolscrittercare.wisfolks.com Celebrating Wildlife in Wisconsin Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:51:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A small corner of Paradise Raccoons (Scientific name: Procyon lotor) Raccoons are highly intelligent mammals of our forests, swamps, marshes, farms, parks and even urban areas. Their name comes from the Algonquian Indian word arakun, which means "scratches with his hand." The species name, lotor, is the Latin word for "washer" ... http://carolscrittercare.wisfolks.com/2007/09/14/hello-world/