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Raccoon invasion of Germany (sopuli.xyz)
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Map of Germany showing raccoon invasions (over 0.1 raccoons per hectare) as share of affected territory. Approximately 0% in 1990, 5% in 2000, 15% in 2010 and 35% in 2020. Source: sashas_maps on Instagram.
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[–] 9 points 2 years ago

TIL. I was confused because I thought raccoons were an American thing. It turns out the Nazis imported them for furs, and some escaped. Now Germany has a bunch of Raccoons.

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