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Then someone said they were just raccoons fighting over the steakbones my brother had pitched in the fire. Unless they burned those cute little paws digging them out, I can't pin such a hateful, terrorizing sound on those creatures.

Then I remembered the cartoon and sure enough, this is the sound closest to what I heard. Is it possible some ex-Aussie released his pet Tasmanian Devils on Vancouver Island and that's what I was hearing?


It was raccoons - they sound a lot like that when really angry. Had some fighting in my camp in Sequoia not long ago. Guess I never thought of them as cute - a friend was raising one that was found orphaned in a post office, and I coon-sat for her, and I'm so very glad it was a youngster and not a full grown one. Strong, loud, and demanding. And those cute little paws can rip you up.
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