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Trail cameras are used mainly by hunters, set up to record pictures automatically when it senses motion. They can also be used for wildlife photography, security or just simply observation of animal movements in their natural habitat.

Fortunately for us, this technology has another cool, unexpected benefit: it allows us to see all the crazy and mischievous things our furry friends get up to when they think nobody is watching. Bored Panda has compiled a list of occasions when the camera caught the perfect shot, some hilarious, some slightly sinister and some just downright weird.

Which one did you like best? Let us know in the comments below!

#1

So I Set My Deer Feeder High Off The Ground So The Raccoons Couldn't Reach It

So I Set My Deer Feeder High Off The Ground So The Raccoons Couldn't Reach It

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MagicalUnicorn
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow, better teamwork that uni and and all office jobs i had :)

Hans
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This level is absolutely impressive. Many humans do not have the brains to cooperate so effectively.

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Zori the degu
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard that raccoons are smart little bandits, but I've never expected them doing anything like that.

Rainbow Unicorn
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OH yeah, they are smart and onery. why do you think Rocket is such a sarcastic genius? He's pretty much exactly what you get when you anthropomorphize a raccoon!

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therealpixie
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I wish this were a video so we could see the actual process of them climbing up each others' backs. Wonder if they're going to take turns about who's on top eating the goodies!

Kenny Wu
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Animals are sometimes more intelligent than we give them credit for.

Leanna Peiffer
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

next intelligent species take over from humans

Jenn
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

trash pandas! the are sneaky little buggers!

Nancy E
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This really surprised me that raccoons could work as a team !

Hanaé Thouvnn
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me too, I'm gonna learn more about it, hopefully I can find cute pics or videos :D

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Lena Teodorowicz
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🦝There is a raccoon family working together🦝

Rusty Lions
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ohh That's even scary & horrible though http://rustylions.com/

ERIN W.
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SMARTY PANTS'!🦝😄❤️

Hajazara Fatima
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Jamille Christman
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well the next step for them is to put on a trenchcoat, ring your doorbell and tell you they are an icecream inspector and have to look at your fridge.

Nancy Ann
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sure not stupid and had a party after the turn-over in the pics below....party hardy c**n boys

Terrie Jeschke
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to be a spoil sport but take a close look at back feet on the top raccoon in the first picture. It really looks photoshopped to me. The outlline of the foot is really sharp for a critter that is standing on another furry critter. He almost appears to be hanging in the air. I could be wrong. I just have my doubts about this one. The rest I of the pictures I don't doubt at all. I've gotten some crazy stuff with my game camera.

TC
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Team job...this is hilarious.

Christopher Clark
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Four raccoons. Add a fifth, and they can assemble into a giant fighting robot.

Tish Eastman
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone who does woodworking needs to carve this totem pole immediately!

ionitunes
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find this hard to believe.

Robyn Denton
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After all that effort, they deserve the food!

rustic raven
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey guys go get the whole family we need a little help for dinner tonight ,hey quit your moving down there & stop eating everything Spike! ;=]]

Karen Drucks
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL.......that is just priceless....they are smarter than we think..........

Rae Wadley
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

who really thinks "dumb animals"?

Patricia Ross
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought you only see this in cartoons

Eva Reichert
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! They are thinking better than lots of human :)))))))

Bobby Clemente
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And some people think those animals are dumb, unreal teamwork! :) racoon_rol...d25106.gif racoon_roll-59e0ac9d25106.gif

Sissi Wang
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they are so fluffy . it must be very comfy to stand on their back

Echo
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is just no way.

Ana T.
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is like an scene out of giblhi movie " pompoko"

Richard Campbell
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so, they made a racoon ladder. I knew they were clever animals. Nicely played, racoons!

Ashley Fernandes
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And we wonder why we can't make a garbage can that can keep these little buggers out. They're brilliant.

Blue Hippo
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahh this is the norm in East Tennessee...but there soooo cute!

dab
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

no way! frickin' smartie pantses

Julie Wheeler
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These raccoons must have been in the Matines. The adapted, improvised and overcame this obstacle.

Patricia Lamb
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow this behaviour could of come strait out of the t.v. show Zoo! The science fiction writers got it wrong, animals not robots will rise up. Be afraid, humans; be VERY afraid...

Tea
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me and my siblings trying to get all those candy parents keep for guests XD

Pi...
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'Coons are smart! Gotta respect em.

Owl
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Raccoons are not this intelligent. If you look at the second raccoon from the top, his paws would be leaving a shadow and indentitation in the fur. There is none of that. It is photoshopped and therefore fake.

Rainbow Unicorn
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You were practically begging them to outsmart you!

Merilyn Horton
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Raccoons will one day rule the world.

James Johns
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Racoons are friggin smart asses

Andrea Delden
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smart little dickens aren’t they?

ARacoon
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I made a meme out of this with the bottom text saying "TEAMWORK!" Racoon-Mem...4c2e73.jpg Racoon-Meme-59de97c4c2e73.jpg

Anna Browne
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how smart these creatures are. Smarter than most humans, you could say!

Lindsay Ameye
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hurry up W***y my back is cramping up

Susan Gardner
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Animals are so smart and most people don't give them enough credit. This is awesome lol

DaisyAppreciation
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is this the best thing I've ever seen

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    "Dave! Instead of watching us: come over! We're having a ball!"

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    Deer Runs From Flying Squirrel

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    We're laughing at this deer for running from a wee squirrel, but how do we humans look when we're running from a cockroach? ^_-

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    Can You Give Me A Lift Mom?

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    Deer Begins To Hate Owls In 3... 2...

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    #9

    This Fox Has 8 Kits And I Got This Trail Cam Pic Of Them Nursing In Front Of The Den Site

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    Game Camera Captures A Raccoon Party Underneath Malfunctioning Deer Feeder

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    The Elusive, Sophisticated Deer

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    Bipolar King
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear 1: "Do the Human impression" lol Dear 2: *Hold my beer* "oh look at me very important, going to my joooob"

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    #12

    Secret Kisses

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    Just A Raccoon Riding A Hog

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    My Buddy's Motion Sensor Camera Captured This Stylish Deer

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    with a liitle makeup and he will be Drag Deer....maybe some eyeshadow lol

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    #15

    My Friend Found His Trail Cam Destroyed, As If Someone Had Stabbed The Lens With A Screwdriver. This Was The Last Picture It Ever Took

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    Fight Club

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    Neeraj Jha
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess they have the same rules coz I never hear them talking about the fight club

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    #17

    My Buddy Has A Deer Cam On His Property And It Captured This

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    Raccoon Generously Making The Food Sprinkle Down For The Others

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    Trail Cam In India Captures A Tiger That Cooled Off In Mud

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    This Was Captured With A Trail Camera In Northern Minnesota

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the one bird just chillin watching the action.

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    #23

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    Beth
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol, not a good angle for this wee guy

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    #24

    “I Swear, It’s Like Someone Is Watching Me”

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    Raptorex
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘‘Hey There, Why are ya Look at my Butt’’

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    #25

    Caught This On My Cam Thought It Was Kinda Funny

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    #26

    This Young Buck Is About To Be Very Startled By A Flying Squirrel

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    #27

    Hai!

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    #28

    Cool Pic From My Brothers Deer Cam

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The deers doesn't look very impressed :D

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    #29

    “I’m Glad You All Came. Now, The Reason I Gathered You All Here…”

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    My Game Cam Finally Caught Something Cool

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    Swiggity Swooty, I'm Hovering For Booty

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Caitlyn, wait!!! I am the one, believe me!

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    #32

    My Trail Cam Caught Something Sinister Behind The House

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    Caught Something Interesting On My Trail Cam

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The secret meeting. They are plotting something for sure.

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    #36

    Easter Cancelled

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Death awaits you all with big, nasty pointy teeth!

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    #37

    "I Was Here First!"

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    It's Time For A Feast…

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    So My Parents Have A Motion Sensor Camera In The Backyard

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    No-one had mentioned that the flasher was so hairy

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    Step Away From My Corn

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    So My Friend Checked His Trail Cam And Saw This

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    Raptorex
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three Years Later ‘‘And I am Presenting you the Master of Animal Fu, Deeky Chan!

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    Take That Raccoons

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    One Unfortunate Raccoon

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    “Little Privacy?”

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    Say Cheese!

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