Choose the animal that fits the description: omnivore, active at night, rabies carrier.

Choose the animal that fits the description: omnivore, active at night, rabies carrier.

• A. Racoon
• B. Dog
• C. Cat
• D. Mouse

Answer: (A)

Raccoons fit this description because they are opportunistic, omnivorous foragers that will eat fruits, insects, trash, and small animals, which makes them a textbook example of an omnivore that thrives in varied environments. They are primarily active at night, moving and feeding under cover of darkness, which matches the nocturnal behavior part of the clue. In many regions, raccoons are also a well-known rabies reservoir in wildlife populations, meaning they can carry and transmit the virus to other animals or humans if they bite. Among the animals listed, raccoons best embody all three traits together. Dogs and cats can carry rabies, but they are domestic and less characteristically nocturnal or widely described as rabies reservoirs in wildlife contexts, and mice, while small omnivores, are not typically identified as rabies carriers.

Raccoons fit this description because they are opportunistic, omnivorous foragers that will eat fruits, insects, trash, and small animals, which makes them a textbook example of an omnivore that thrives in varied environments. They are primarily active at night, moving and feeding under cover of darkness, which matches the nocturnal behavior part of the clue. In many regions, raccoons are also a well-known rabies reservoir in wildlife populations, meaning they can carry and transmit the virus to other animals or humans if they bite. Among the animals listed, raccoons best embody all three traits together. Dogs and cats can carry rabies, but they are domestic and less characteristically nocturnal or widely described as rabies reservoirs in wildlife contexts, and mice, while small omnivores, are not typically identified as rabies carriers.