Rascoon

A Rascoon is the product of the mating process between a Raccoon and a Skunk. The first of these animals were created in a laboratory in New Guinea in the year 1989 when a scientist, which name was kept from the public, decided to try and replace the Skunk race with this newly created animal. Despite the many calculations that were made before the mating/gene manipulation process, the experiment did not yield expected results. The Rascoon ended up having its excremental functions mixed with the Skunks defensive functions resulting in the secretion of a strong foul fluid (the skunks def. mech.) during the animals excremental process.

This wasn't of much importance until the scientist took note that the molecules from the Rascoon's foul odor were significantly stronger than that of a Skunk's. This would make the Rascoon faint every time it would secrete the liquid. Further studies revealed that the "fainting-odor" as it was now referred to, also made irreversible damage to their brains by killing numerous brain cells when inhaled, making the Rascoon into, what can be referred to as, a retarded animal. They have a life-span of about 1/4 compared to that of a normal Raccoon's/Skunk's due to the brain sell damage it inflicts on itself. Despite their short-lived lives, they were able to reproduce and spread through out the world. Most people don't know about this animal so when they encounter one, they will assume it's a Raccoon, a Skunk or enter a confusion between the two.