Encountered the most adorable family of explorers this evening. For the first two months of their lives, baby raccoons live in their den and are weened at 7 to 16 weeks. At 12 weeks, they begin to roam away from their mothers for whole nights at a time. They become completely independent at 8 to 12 months of age. With no mom in sight, I’m guessing these guys were on one of their early independent adventures. ❤️









