Raccoons: Masked Night Visitors Quiz

Because they eat both plants and animals, raccoons are ______________.

• herbivores

• carnivores

• omnivores

• meat eaters

Raccoons are very _____________ and can live in many different places.

• furry

• clever

• strong

• adaptable

Raccoons are ____________, so they are active at night.

• night sleepers

• sound sleepers

• nocturnal

• herbivores

Raccoons eat_____________.

• fruits, nuts, bugs, pizza

• plants

• fruit

• insects

Baby raccoons are called ________.

• cubs

• cubs or kits

• pups

• kits

When kits are born, what features do they have?

• They are big and fluffy, with open eyes and good hearing.

• They are like tiny, fuzzy potatoes, blind and deaf.

• They are like small, spotted deer, with long legs and antlers.

• They are like miniature adult raccoons, with black masks and sharp claws.

Raccoons are adaptable. How do they handle new places?

• They only like one place.

• They don't like new places.

• They can get used to new places.

• They only like old places.

Raccoons are omnivores, meaning....

• They only drink water.

• They can eat a variety of many different things.

• They can only eat meat.

• They can only eat plants.

How can we keep raccoons out of our garbage cans at night?

• Lock our garbage cans at night.

• Put special food for raccoons far away from our houses.

• Clean up around houses.

• Keep garbage inside the house at night.

Raccoons are nocturnal which means.....

• They like to be awake only in the afternoon.

• They like to be awake only in the morning.

• They like to be awake during the day.

• They like to be awake at night.