I figured this was the BEST place for this Since it is the "Critter Cafe":

Would You Believe Skunks And Raccoons Are In Zoos In Europe?

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Upon encountering a skunk, no Chicagoan in her right mind would race with glee toward the animal, yet that's precisely how a group of Dutch children reacted when they spotted the infamous "stinkdier" with the telltale white stripe.

Granted the critter in question was on view safely behind protective glass in an enclosure at Amsterdam's Artis Zoo — so no one was in danger of getting doused in noxious spray — but that fact frankly only made the scene more, not less, bizarre to this vacationing reporter.

What on earth were skunks and their enclosure companions, a pack of equally hum drum raccoons, doing on exhibit alongside lions and camels and gorillas, bona fide animal kingdom royalty? Shouldn't they be off Dumpster diving somewhere instead?

Turns out, even common-to-the-point-of-being-a-nuisance animals can be considered exotic in the right setting where their banal reputations do not precede them.

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Wow! There were so many excellent entries for raccoon names that I had to give every kit a middle name. Thank you for all the wonderful name suggestions.

I must admit, I do love a "theme". Rob Smith recommended nut names, as these are Peanut's children, and I absolutely loved that idea.

The names of this year's raccoon kits will henceforth be:

Walnut Bailey Korpela (Godparents Rob and Uli)

Hazelnut Tanooki Korpela (Godparents Rob and Valete)

Brazilnut Bjorn Korpela (Godparents Rob and janneseti)

and

Macademia Bobo Korpela (Godparents Rob and David S.)

Thank you, everyone, for playing this game so enthusiastically.

I'm honored.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

YES!!!!!
@Rob, who will deliver the Bailey'?

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Pluto will always be a Planet to me.

Brazilnut Bjorn Korpela (Godparents Rob and janneseti)

Brazilnuts is one of my favorite.
Hard to crack but with some Finn Sisu everything goes...

but with some Finn Sisu everything goes...

LOL!!! I know all about Finn Sisu!!! Eric is only half Finn, but I think Eric got a Sisu gene from his father and Sisu appears to be autosomal dominant!

Angela - Many thanks for the great honour of being Godfather to not one but FOUR little Raccoons :-)
Uli - I was pondering upon that myself!

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

but with some Finn Sisu everything goes...

LOL!!! I know all about Finn Sisu!!! Eric is only half Finn, but I think Eric got a Sisu gene from his father and Sisu appears to be autosomal dominant!

Sisu is very much autosomal dominant.
My GF is a whole Finn and I'm not:)
Anyway.
Welcome to the family Brazilnut Bjorn,
Tervetuloa perheeseen Parapähkinä Karhu:)

I just found this Facebook page.

Raccoon TV

There's a lot of stuff there that isn't about raccoons. :-(

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~Sue~

We think about humans and pets after a disaster. Don't forget about wildlife.
These folks could use your donations:

Austin Wildlife Rescue

Thank you!

P.S. Their Facebook page has cute little raccoons as the cover photo.

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~Sue~

https://youtu.be/SiovY91zpJw

Not sure if this comes over as a link.

By Queen Friends will be Friends........until the End

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Pluto will always be a Planet to me.

Friends will be Friends........until the End

Tis true!



Ulibelle came to visit this weekend and we had lots of fun.
In this picture taken by Eric, Uli and I spike our coffees with the Bailey's Irish Cream she brought over, in celebration of Uli's raccoon godchild Walnut Bailey.
Spawnie, the cat between us, wisely declined having coffee.

Angela, it looks as if one has to sign into one's "google" account (whatever that is) to see your pictures.

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

When I post a picture, I change the https to http so that one does not have to be signed in to Facebook, I see that Google/Youtube won't allow that, where as Facebook will.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

When I post a picture, I change the https to http so that one does not have to be signed in to Facebook, I see that Google/Youtube won't allow that, where as Facebook will.

I have to do that when I post something from Flickr, too... such as:


cat rat rd BKK 10-16-16 1 by Paul Sullivan, on Flickr

Where I have to delete the "s" 4 times...

This kitty is in Bangkok, Thailand, BTW...

Photo copyright © 2017, Paul Sullivan - All Rights Reserved

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Hello, from Albany, CA!...

That's a pretty kitty there HHG.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

That's a pretty kitty there HHG.

Yup. There are not too many that aren't.

Meow.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Wondering what each of the Korpelas thinks of this. http://abc7chicago.com/politics/calif-town-considering-letting-women-go-topless-in-public/2378361/

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Wondering what each of the Korpelas thinks of this. http://abc7chicago.com/politics/calif-town-considering-letting-women-go-topless-in-public/2378361/

Men are allowed, women are not, equal treatment under the law is a Constitutional Right, it doesn't say Men only.

Just saying.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Wondering what each of the Korpelas thinks of this. http://abc7chicago.com/politics/calif-town-considering-letting-women-go-topless-in-public/2378361/

Men are allowed, women are not, equal treatment under the law is a Constitutional Right, it doesn't say Men only.

Just saying.

Works for me.
If the ladies wish to walk around bareback, I am not offended.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster