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Why would a raccoon hold its ground in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic?

What would possess a small animal to hold its ground as a giant object barrels towards it? Some kind of illness or injury. The racoon in your video did not appear to be injured. The raccoon's ...
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Why would a raccoon hold its ground in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic?

In UK rabbits exhibit this behaviour (no raccoons here). They become mesmerised by the headlights. It's not so much an act of defiance but confusion. There are even idioms (from Farlex) like a rabbit ...
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