EVERGLADES RACCOONS

Did you know Raccoons are native to North America? The largest Raccoons live in Canada; the smallest Raccoons live in the Everglades. But, the Everglades Raccoons are proportionately taller, because of all the water in the Everglades. You can usually see Raccoons foraging on the edge of one of the Ten Thousand islands during low tide. Those Raccoons are very small and almost blonde in color. They're smaller because there is not much to eat on those islands, and they're blonde because of the sun bleaching their coat. The eat clams, small fish, anything they can reach during low tide. Fresh water is a problem for them, because there is no fresh water on any of the Ten thousand islands. So the Raccoons lick dew off the leaves of the trees, if there is no dew and they are thirsty, they would have to swim to the mainland. But, since moist things like clams and fish make up their diet, they require less water than you would think possible.