Common Raccoon- Procyon lotor- Among the most unusual, most handsomely marked, and least known of the Sonoran Desert animals is the common raccoon. The raccoon is familiar, but only because people have seen it in other parts of the country. Many are surprised to learn that the raccoon does quite well in the Sonoran Desert, as long as there is water somewhere nearby. You can easily follow raccoons' characteristic tracks along trails leading directly to a suburban desert swimming pool!
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