This geocache is part of our wildlife series identifying the wild animals of Potter County, PA. This series is located on Pennsylvania State Gamelands #204 located in Clara and Hebron Townships. All caches are located near roads or trails on the gamelands.
This cache is a regular-sized lock and lock container.
Raccoons are North American mammals that are best known for their bandit-like facial markings and similarly bandit-like behavior. They are also known as common raccoons, North American raccoons, and northern raccoons.
There are two other species known as raccoons, the crab-eating raccoon and the Cozumel raccoon, but the most well known and common is the good ol’ North American species.
Raccoons are easily recognizable mammals, with lots of fur and a number of distinguishing characteristics. If their bandit’s mask doesn’t give them away, their striped “jailbird” tail will.
The area around the black markings over their eyes is white, and the rest of their body is a greyish color interspersed with lighter tan accents. Their paws are extremely sensitive and dexterous, and though they lack opposable thumbs they are quite proficient at manipulating objects.