• 2.16K Posts
  • 977 Comments
Joined 3 年前
cake
Cake day: 2023年6月14日

help-circle

































  • Raccoons have the most sensitive sense of touch of any animal known other than primates.

    Over two thirds of the sensory processing power of a raccoon’s brain are dedicated to its sense of touch, while the critter’s tiny hands are packed with over ten times the number of nerve endings as a human hand.

    These very sensitive hands develop a thin protective barrier over time, sort of like a callous, but the layer is softened by water.

    When a raccoon dips its hands into water, it can feel with perfect acuity. A raccoon will explore its food, memorizing and savoring its texture to learn about it and to be better able to identify and search for it in the future.

    Source: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/raccoons-wash-food.htm

    Source #2: post from a raccoon rescue that I can’t find now 😩