Raccoon gets busy in backseat of convertible, giving birth

SARASOTA, Fla. — A pregnant raccoon decided to get busy in the backseat of a convertible — giving birth.

Employees at an auto detailing shop in Florida’s Manatee County first discovered the mother, who crawled through a plastic cover on the car’s window.

Devon Straight, who works with a wildlife rescue group, said they initially found just one baby Wednesday. But when they opened the trunk, there was another newborn.

Straight put the mother and babies into a kennel and released them into the woods.

The Herald-Tribune (https://tinyurl.com/ybc5zajk ) reports the critters tore up the sun shades on the car and chewed on some shoes.

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Straight says raccoons typically have three and five babies per litter. He couldn’t find any other newborns and says she may still be pregnant.

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Information from: Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune, http://www.heraldtribune.com

The Associated Press