Rescue Raccoon Playing Toy Keyboard Is Music to His Mom's Ears
Are you ready for the hot new jam of the summer? Forget about Keith Emerson or Stevie Wonder, there's a new keyboard virtuoso in town and his name is BB the raccoon.
Just check out the talent of this little raccoon posted by TikTok user @Bushbabytheraccoon. He's giving Elton John a run for his money.
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Every parent has probably received a toy keyboard at one point or another as a gift for their child, and every parent has also probably removed the batteries after a day or two. We would let this raccoon keep this toy though, because he has got some mad musical skills!
TikTok users are all ready trying to pre-order his album on Spotify, and @Cracker comments, "I see Julliard, and a head seat in the Philharmonic for this little fella." @Whitney adds, "The way he got excited after the encouragement at the end." He really does look like he's all proud and smiling! @Snow comments, "My son just started piano lessons, is he available to schedule for additional lessons?"
Despite their absolutely adorable appearance, there are a lot of considerations you need to keep in mind before adopting a raccoon as a pet. First of all, raccoons are wild animals and not every state will allow you to keep a raccoon in your home. You can check your state's laws here. Raccoons also require specialized veterinary care and dietary and environmental requirements. Raccoons are very energetic and curious which means that if they become bored, they can also become destructive. Raccoons can carry various zoonotic diseases, which are illnesses that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Diseases like toxoplasma and roundworm. In addition, raccoons that live in captivity have a shortened lifespan compared to raccoons in the wild.
As cute as these little guys are, they make the best pets for experienced raccoon owners or wildlife rehabbers who save baby raccoons after they have been abandoned and they raise them from birth. The rest of us just have to adore their antics, and their fantastic musical keyboard talents, on the internet!
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