Food is generally picked up with the hands and then placed in the mouth. The omnivorous diet consists mainly of crayfish, crabs, other arthropods, frogs, fish, nuts, seeds, acorns, and berries. As many as 167 raccoons have been found in an area of 41 ha., but more typical population densities are 1 per 5-43 ha. Reported home range size varies from 0.2 to 4,946 ha. His study indicated that the ranges of adult males are largely exclusive of one another but do commonly overlap the ranges of 1-3 adult females and up to 4 yearlings.
Raccoons have a variety of vocalizations, most with little carrying power.
In the United States the reproductive season extends from December to August. The gestation period averages 63 days and ranges from 60 to 73. The number of young per litter is one to seven, usually three or four. Captives in New York weighed 71 grams each at birth. At 10-11 weeks they were taken on short trips by the mother, and after another week the family began to move together.