Raccoon captured trading acorn for sandwich. A survivalist camping in Yosemite National Park thought he was losing his mind. For several nights, food vanished from his pack, always replaced with a single acorn neatly left behind.
Determined to solve the mystery, he set up a camera outside his tent. What it captured stunned him: a raccoon sneaking into camp, swiping a sandwich, then trotting back moments later with an acorn clutched in its paws, dropping it like payment before disappearing into the dark.
When the footage was shared with researchers, they were both amused and intrigued. While raccoons are notorious for their curiosity and dexterity, this kind of consistent bartering was something new. As one researcher put it: “Raccoons are opportunists, but this looked like intent, like he believed the acorn was worth the trade.” #animals#wholesome
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