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Raccoons are nocturnal animals.
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Is it true that Raccoons are nocturnal animals?
Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that raccoons are nocturnal mammals, with some noting they are usually nocturnal and occasionally active by day.
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Raccoon. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon
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Wikibooks: Field Guide/Animal Tracks/Raccoon. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Animal_Tracks/Raccoon
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Molecular surveillance revealed no SARS-CoV-2 spillovers to raccoons (Procyon lotor) in four German federal states. (n.d.). link.springer.com. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10344-022-01605-7.pdf
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Mançanares, C. A. F., Carvalho, A. F. d., Vasconcelos, B. G., Oliveira, V. C. d., Oliveira, D. M. d., & Oliveira, F. D. d. (2012). Macro and microscopic structure of parotids salivary glands in two species of procyonidae: raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus, G. Cuvier, 1798) and coati (Nasua nasua, Linnaeus, 1766). biotemas.ufsc.br. http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume251/93a101.pdf
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Distribution of Wild Mammal Assemblages along an Urban–Rural–Forest Landscape Gradient in Warm-Temperate East Asia. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065464
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Wikipedia: Procyon (genus). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon_(genus)
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Dillingham, P. C. (1902). Among the night people. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/amongnightpeople00pier_0
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