I know the title is poorly worded but I can’t really think of how exactly to word the question.
I was watching a cat try to find a place to sit that wasn’t covered in snow and it made me think about how humans wipe off snow covered seats or just dirty seats in general.
Is that a uniquely human thing or are there other animals that exhibit similar behaviors?
Tenthrow@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Racoons clean their food.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is that why that video of the raccoon losing cotton candy in a stream exists?
gregorum@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Thanks. I’m sad again.
HotboxedSubmersible@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes
Oisteink@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Literal translation of the Norwegian word for raccoon is Wasing-Bear
Retiring@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
The German word for raccoon is Waschbär
tunetardis@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Same in Japanese. araiguma translates as washing bear.
Natanael@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
Tvättbjörn
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
They don’t clean it, at least that’s not their intention. They don’t have saliva, so they’re really just trying to get it wet.
It’s more like those hot dog eating contests where they dunk the whole thing in water.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Like this?