Raccoons usually live in a hollowed trees. They eat basically everything they can find including cat food and garbage. Raccoons will wash their food if water is near. Two to six young will be born in spring. The young will stay with their mother for about a year before leaving. Some raccoons may build a den close to their mother. You can make friends with a raccoon by feeding it cat food. Raccoons can also be called trash pandas. They are native to North America. We have a raccoon named Rachel that walks around our house. Rachel is a mom.