Raccoon

Raccoon

"Raccoons are also known as trash pandas for their love of garbage feasts"

  • Scientific Name: Procyon lotor
  • Average Length: 40-70cm
  • Average Lifespan: 20 years
  • Habitat: North America

The raccoon (also spelled racoon) is a mammal native to North America.
Its most distinctive features include its extremely dexterous front paws, its facial mask, and its ringed tail, which are common themes in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples.

Owl

Baby owl

"Owls are mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey"

  • Scientific Name: Strix aluco
  • Average Length: 70cm
  • Average Lifespan: 8-10 years
  • Habitat: Worldwide depending of kind

Owls possess large, forward-facing eyes and ear-holes, a hawk-like beak, a flat face, and usually a conspicuous circle of feathers, a facial disc, around each eye.
They are typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision and hearing, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

Sugar Glider

Sugar Glider

"The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods"

  • Scientific Name: Petaurus breviceps
  • Average Length: 24-30cm
  • Average Lifespan: 9-12 years
  • Habitat: Australia

The sugar glider is characterised by its pair of gliding membranes, known as patagia, which extend from its forelegs to its hindlegs.
The animal is covered in soft, pale grey to light brown fur which is countershaded, being lighter in colour on its underside.