Crab-Eating Raccoon Fact Check

Crab-eating raccoon Despite its name, this species does not feed exclusively on crabs, and the common raccoon also seeks and eats crabs where they are available.

A crab-eating raccoon looks toward the camera in an enclosure. The caption humorously points out that its name does not mean it eats only crabs, and that ordinary raccoons eat crabs too. It works as a reaction to overly literal assumptions or unnecessary factual corrections.

• @memetutorial / 18917 2024-10-30