From the masks they wear on their faces you can tell that these animals are raccoons. And, as you can see, Jeannie really likes raccoons. She has real ones visit the cottage every night. These raccoons are made by various companies. In back is a Raccoon Pillow from Jaag, the five raccoons in the middle are, from left, Romeo Jr from Purr-Fection, Rascal the Raccoon from The Stuffed Animal House, next to him is a Snuggle Buddy Raccoon from Wild Republic, next to him is Forest the raccoon from Jaag Plush, next to him is a Raccoon from Hansa Plush.
The raccoons in front are, from left, Baby Romeo from Purr-Fection, Mini Cushy Critter raccoon from Purr-Fection, a little Raccoon keychain from The Stuffed Animal House, Reilly Raccoon from Bearington Plush, next is a Hansa Plush raccoon from Boland Inc., a little Raccoon figurine and Tonto the Raccoon from Douglas Cuddle Toys.
Raccoons are equally adaptable to suburban, rural and forested areas. They will eat almost any type of food, including berries, bird eggs, rodents, crayfish, insects, nuts and grain.
It has been said that raccoons wash everything they eat and they do have a tendency to dunk their food before they eat it, but this is not necessarily the case.
Raccoons mate in late winter and have litters of around four babies in the spring. They do not hibernate but are generally not as active during cold weather.
Many of the raccoons shown at top can be found in the Gift Shop. Here are some raccoons from Jeannie's own personal collection. Only Ringo is available for sale. Clockwise from left are Ringo the Raccoon Beanie Baby from Ty Inc., next is Bandit Bushytail from Boyds, Radcliffe the Attic Treasure made by Ty Inc. is in back, the silver raccoon in front of him is Bandito, another Beanie Baby from Ty Inc. We have a little Raccoon from the Coca Cola International Bean Bag Collection and Racky Raccoon from Russ, a Luv Pet , and finally at far right is Bandit the Puffkin made by Swibco. Here are a few new raccoons that have come to live at Jeannie's Cottage. The big one and the three little ones are made by UNIPAK and the tiny one is a fur figurine.
Other animals that you can find in the forest are:
Aardvark | Anteater | Armadillo | Badgers | Bat | Beaver | Bears | Bighorn | Boar | Bobcat | Chipmunk | Cougar | Deer | Elk | Ferret | Fox | Groundhog | Hedgehog | Kangaroo Rat | Lynx | Marmot | Marten | Moose | Mouse | Opossum | Otter | Porcupine | Potbelly Pig | Rabbit | Raccoon | Red Wolf | Reindeer | Squirrel | Sloth | Skunk | Tapir | Tarsier | Weasel | Wolf | Wolverine
