<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9141697/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586708/Adorable-moment-curious-raccoon-attempts-friends-reluctant-" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 38px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Raccoon tries to make friends with a not so enthusiastic feline just in time for Raccoonerday.</span></font></a><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9141697/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586708/Adorable-moment-curious-raccoon-attempts-friends-reluctant-" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 38px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></a></div><div>Courtesy of the <i>Daily Mail </i>(London, England) at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586708/Adorable-moment-curious-raccoon-attempts-friends-reluctant-cat.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586708/Adorable-moment-curious-raccoon-attempts-friends-reluctant-cat.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------</div><div><h1 id="ext-gen158" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-size: 1em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">My what big claws you have! Adorable moment a curious raccoon attempts to become friends with a reluctant cat </h1><ul class="mol-bullets-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong><br></strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong>Video shows a curious raccoon attempting to play with a tiny kitten </strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong id="ext-gen157">Clip has already amassed more than 62,000 views in a matter of days </strong></font></li><li class="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none;"><font style="font-size: 1.4em;"><strong id="ext-gen156">Raccoon tries to paw at the kitten's ears and face in adorable footage </strong></font></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen143" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A 'masked bandit' has attempted to forge a rather unlikely friendship - with a tiny kitten.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen144" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In an adorable clip posted online, a raccoon - which appeared to have broken into a home - can be seen desperately trying to play and make a new friend.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen149" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As the kitten relaxes on its bed, the raccoon claws at its face and ears, while the placid feline simply lies there appearing somewhat baffled.</font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen151" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the video the inquisitive raccoon, which is twice as big as the cat, tries with all its might to reach its new 'toy'. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen150" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It reaches for the cat's face and paws and clambers to get nearer to it, however when it becomes slightly over zealous, the owner swiftly pulls the kitten to safety. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Filmed in Tver, Russia, the video has already amassed more than 62,000 views in a matter of days. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen152" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">While its sharp claws do appear to scratch the kitten, the raccoon's attempts do seem affable rather than sinister. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Known for their opportunistic, bold and crafty nature, raccoons are known to frequent private properties, scavenging for food. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Native to North and Central America, Europe and Japan, the animals can grow up to 37 inches (95 centimetres), and weigh as much as 10.4 kilograms (23 lbs). </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen155" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They are not generally known to be sociable creatures - making this exchange all the more adorable. </font></p><p class="mol-para-with-font" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; min-height: 1px;"><font id="ext-gen154" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As omnivores, raccoons eat both vegetation and meat consisting of frogs, fish, crayfish, insects, rodents and bird eggs - so the kitten was unlikely to have become a meal for the inquisitive animal.</font></p></div><div>--------------------</div><div><br></div><div>Video . . .</div><div><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586708/Adorable-moment-curious-raccoon-attempts-friends-reluctant-cat.html#v-6022292273946903159">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586708/Adorable-moment-curious-raccoon-attempts-friends-reluctant-cat.html#v-6022292273946903159</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Photos . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_1.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_1.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_2.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_2.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_3.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_3.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_4.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_051416_4.jpg</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>