Many raccoons are killed by cars each year. The young are born about 63 days after mating. May. The males have no part in raising the young. The young cubs' eyes open between 18 and 23 days. They leave the den at about ten weeks and begin to forage for food with their mother.
Cubs begin to leave the home range in the fall.
Some cubs might remain with the mother until the following spring. While most active at night, it can sometimes be seen sunbathing in a tree on a bright sunny day. The raccoon uses its front paws as hands almost as skillfully as monkeys do. Contrary to popular belief raccoons do not wash their food before eating it.