>I think we'll have to start culling them within a few years, they're becoming an infestation and are simply too intelligent for their own good.

i wonder why we tend to treat that as infestation instead of celebrating that at least some wildlife is able to coexists with us. We lived in a house in Palo Alto and the big family of racoons lived under the house and on the nearby redwoods. It was pretty enjoyable and fun.

It's definitely not fun. City raccoons here are very aggressive and a big nuisance. They rip apart and shred any containers that have the sent of food, and are carriers of several diseases.

While they can look cute and furry, from my experience, they are far from.

Must watch "Pom Poko (1994)", if you haven't already.

I, too, have always wanted to beat away police officers with my testicles. [0]

[0] http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlft8n_pom-poko-balls-again...

(not really NSFW unless you work for some ultra-conservative group of some sort. It's from an animated film.)

The Uplift War begins.

the human species delays its own uplift by failing to recognize and treat accordingly the other sentient species. As the representative of higher civilization clearly said to humans long time ago - treat others like you want to be treated yourself - very simple benchmark by meeting which humans will show that they are ready to move to the next step on the ladder.

A few people catch and eat them in Detroit

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090402/METRO08/90402039...