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Young raccoon saved from a sticky situation

Margherita Bassi

created: Aug. 12, 2025, 1:14 p.m. | updated: Aug. 22, 2025, 12:42 p.m.

Last month, Barnstable Animal Control in Massachusetts came upon a rather cartoonish situation: a raccoon with his head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Workers at the New England Wildlife Center had several plans ready to free the raccoon from the peanut butter jar. CREDIT: New England Wildlife Center. CREDIT: New England Wildlife Center. Hopefully the peanut butter snack was worth it.”Thankfully, the raccoon didn’t sustain any injuries from the jar.

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