"Though previously thought to be solitary, there is now evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behavior. Related females often share a common area, while unrelated males live together in groups of up to four animals to maintain their positions against foreign males during the mating season, and other potential invaders. [...] two to five young, known as "kits", are born in spring. The kits are subsequently raised by their mother until dispersal in late fall."
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"Though previously thought to be solitary, there is now evidence that raccoons engage in gender-specific social behavior. Related females often share a common area, while unrelated males live together in groups of up to four animals to maintain their positions against foreign males during the mating season, and other potential invaders. [...] two to five young, known as "kits", are born in spring. The kits are subsequently raised by their mother until dispersal in late fall."