They enjoy fruit too. They could make a mess of a melon patch in a hurry. Pups get food from their parents until they are old enough to go out of the den. Females give birth to six pups at a time. The largest litter known had nineteen pups in it.
Pups have good covering fur and have closed eyes when they are born.
The parents make a den to protect the pups from people, cougars and eagles. People are the worst enemies because they are shooting, poisoning and trapping them. All rights reserved.