Predator-Prey
You are a scientist that studies raccoon behavior and diet.Although raccoons are carnivores, they have a very diverse andopportunistic diet. As part of your research you are collectingscats (raccoon poop) from rural areas in the Shawnee NationalForest, as well as urban areas (neighborhoods of Carbondale andMarion, Illinois). Explain in detail how you will use the raccoonscats to identify diet items of raccoons (include some of thetechniques you will use). Do you expect a difference in diet itemsbetween rural and urban areas? Explain why or why not. Name someexamples of food items you expect to find in raccoon scats for bothrural and urban raccoons. What are some health considerations tokeep in mind when studying and handling scats? (This is adiscussion question. Please write full sentences with propergrammar. Take care to address every part of this discussionquestion)
