And yes, I learned about it from the popular “casual geographic” tuber. But given my involvement with bears, I also have a soft spot in my heart for raccoons. And this lady (and more importantly this species!) deserve more recognition!
There’s only about 250 left in the wild and, despite having tons of available funding, Mexico is not publicly funding any conservation for them.
I learned that I’m smart enough to know how dumb I am.
If big name scientists have studied them enough to call them a distinct species, then who am I to argue?
Sorry if I sound combative, but I trust people who spend way more time on this than me.