They are very playful, soon become docile and tame, but at the first chance will wander off to the woods and not return. It is adroit in its attempts to baffle Dogs, and will often enter a brook and travel for some distance in the water, thus puzzling and delaying its pursuers. A good sized Raccoon will weigh from fifteen to twenty pounds. The curiosity of the Raccoon is one of its most interesting characteristics. It will search every place of possible concealment for food, examine critically any object of interest, will rifle a pocket, stand upright and watch every motion of man or animal, and indeed show a marked desire for all sorts of knowledge.
Raccoons are apparently happy in captivity when properly cared for by their keepers.