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How come raccoons were never domesticated? You’d imagine they hung out near ancient societies.

• ip26 4y ago
  Wolves are social cooperative animals.
  • zach_garwood 4y ago
    I think this is it. Wolves have a similar society to humans, living in multifamily packs with specialization and stratification. Racoon troops are generally just a single, multigenerational family.
  • bilsbie 4y ago
    Counterpoint: cats.
    • scaramanga 4y ago
      Cats form colonies around a matrilineal backbone when conditions permit it.