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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
In Germany, raccoons are known as “waschbär” or “waschbären” (literally, “wash-bear” or “washing bear”) due to their habit of washing their food in water before eating it.
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It's exactly the same in Italian, "orsetto lavatore". Or "procione", which is a reference to their genus, procyon.
That washing is part of the reason we planted mint in our fountain; between the ravens and raccoons using it as a soup bowl and the local rats/mice drinking out of it, it was impossible to keep clean.