What an extremely raccoon thing to do. It would be too easy to make an explicit reference to this raccoon's predicament, but gutter-minded internet culture aside, that is one stuck raccoon. It would have been pretty interesting to see how the top half was dealing with this situation. Like, imagine climbing up into your attic, looking for Christmas decorations or baby clothes and finding a terrified animal stuck in the ceiling like a portal experiment gone wrong.
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It's pretty creepy when you walk by a pile of garbage and you can hear something rustling around in the dark depths of the trash, but depending on where you live, it's likely just an adorable little trash panda looking for a snack. There's no need to be afraid. In fact, we have way more in common with those little critters than many might think. Do you have dark circles under your eyes? Do you sometimes binge-eat junk late at night? Are you cute but ready to fight? If you answered yes, then these memes are for you. And also, you might be a raccoon.
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As spring gets warmer and starts to emulate the summer, people all over the northern hemisphere seem to be celebrating. Happy couples taking sunny walks with their pets. Children running around the playgrounds. Sundresses come out of winter storage and make an appearance at picnics and on promenades. Many of these people are feeling like life is good again. But there are other people out there (like us) who know the truth. Sadness is still lurking - and in the scheme of things, it's hard to enjoy a day drinking romp when you know our existence is a very mere bleep on the radar of the universe. These memes, which might trigger the optimistic, do a great job of expressing our existential dread and depression. We're not here to be killjoys, but man is it good to feel seen.
For a long time being a trash animal was a raccoon's game. The masked bandits would creep around in the night, destroying garbage bags of food, rifling through compost, even traipsing into Brooklyn apartments to drink water from a cat's fountain. That last one happened right in front of my eyes. Until recently, raccoons left our other favorite trash critter, possums, in the dust. While they may not be quite as cute as their rivals, they have got heaps of personality. And we're happy to see that in the past couple years they've received a lot of love in the meme department. These excellent specimens are proof.
In the mood for some cute photos of baby animals? Yes? Well, here are 9 photos of cute raccoons to make you feel great. For more cute animal pictures, check out these pictures of chocolate labradors.
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We humans are not so different from fuzzy garbage-dwellers such as possums and raccoons. We accumulate random junk to add to our nests. We eat snacks whenever we please, especially at night. We take long naps in our dens during the day when we're feeling particularly anti-social. Yes, these so-called 'trash animals' are really the spirit animals of the human species, and they deserve a little more respect. That's why we've put together these relatively wholesome memes featuring screeching possums and funny trash pandas.
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Here's an animal who you may have never thought was friendly. A raccoon. Meet Larry, the friendliest raccoon you have ever seen, and her little baby - Baby Larry, because to the guy who became BFFs with them, all raccoons are named Larry.
Larry (the big one, not Baby Larry), eats from a fork, eats corn like a human and occasionally lets her favorite human see her little baby. Her human, in return, does everything in his power to make her life better - from making her a raccoon house off the ground to help her hide from coyotes to filling a kid pool for her to allow her to cool down. So, basically, no matter what animal it is, if you show it love, it might just become your friend, even a raccoon.
Hanging out in the yard is all fun and games until you accidentally coax a raccoon into your hammock area. Arron Reynolds described the moments of panic that set in when he realized he was sitting face to face with a raccoon who seemed just as confused as he was. For another intriguing animal story, here's a dog who figured out how to herd a lawn roomba.
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We can understand this raccoon on a deep level, there is a pile of grapes in front of you and you want them all, but there's someone asking for a grape. So, you kindly leave them one. But if they reach for that last grape that's currently in your hands, it's a bit rude.
Mr. Raccoon, we're with you on this one. He doesn't even seem to mind giving the human a grape, but it's the lack of manners the human has that the raccoon can't abide.
Gotta love those trash pandas! We certainly can never get enough, we'll go hunting in trash cans to find more hilarious trash panda memes if we have to!
Trash-loving? Screaming animals? You know what that means.... raccoons and possums! If you didn't know, now you know. When it comes to our trash-loving and screaming friends, we can't help but get excited. Raccoons and possums seem to have so much in common and nothing in common at the same time. One thing they do have in common is our love for them and their weird, very weird ways.
Oh, plus, they have hilarious memes that are so heckin' relatable it's a tad bit frightening.
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Here's a strange encounter we never knew we needed until this very moment.. a red panda coming face-to-face with a raccoon, and then the red panda continues to wander freely around the zoo.
Disney, are you watching this? This is the type of story the world wants to see. Or maybe not, given the trauma after 'The Fox And The Hound.'
We've definitely made the connection before that a red panda resembles a raccoon more than a panda itself, so to see the two come face-to-face with one another is probably the cutest thing we've seen in a while, no matter how short it is.
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It should come as no surprise that raccoons have a pretty intense fanbase. The masked bandits are incredibly cute, they're wily, and there never seems to be any shortage of hilarious trash panda videos on the web. It makes sense that they'd have a very big following in the meme community as well. These memes, which range from pleasant and adorable, to dark or nihilistic, are pretty great proof of that. And if you're as fond of raccoons as we are, they might just make your day a little better.
There's a good chance many of you haven't heard of this adorable animal - the ring-tailed cat. Surprisingly, it's quite a common animal, but only in certain areas. It's also not really a cat. It's actually part of the raccoon family which makes it... a catoon.
It's another totally underappreciated, awwdorable animal that we feel deserves some love, and for all of you, animal lovers, who haven't heard of this cutie, it's a good way of finding pics to show off to your friends.
So, give some love to this catoon who's desperately in need of it, and aww your way through these pictures.
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Oh good old Florida, you are ever full of surprises. In this case, we have a poor woman who was awoken by a raccoon straight up posted up in her Christmas tree. Like, are you kidding me? So many questions. We're just glad it all worked out, and that she was able to safely remove the raccoon from the premises.
If you like depressing and nihiilist humor and have an affection for the nocturnal bandits that are raccoons, boy do we have a meme account for you. The Instagram account @nocturnaltrashposts is devoted to pairing cute (and cursed) images of raccoons with sad and sometimes sassy text that, well, feels relatable and real. If you like this brand of animal meme, head to their page and give 'em a follow. You'll even get some some awesome possum memes as a bonus.
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Our hearts! This adorable trash panda is so cute and when politely asking for some treats, we can't help the giant goofy grin plastered across our faces!
How can anyone resist that face asking for treats? The answer is simple. No one. This video may be short but it's sweet and to the point, and we'll take any raccoon moments we can get our hands on!
Show some love to these little bandits who are constantly running away with our hearts in tow.
