If you're hoping to see some animals on the Tour de Greenbelt, there are a few things we can guarantee. You'll surely pass farms where you will spot some grazing cows or horses, or both if you're lucky. There will be birds a plenty, perhaps some bugs if they qualify as animal spotting. You may catch a glimpse a frog or two around some wetlands, or hear them if you don't see any.
When I was going through a couple of the routes the other day I saw some gorgeous horses (pictured here),
heard birds singing, saw lots of squirrels running up and down trees, but the most unusual thing I saw were, what seemed to be domesticated raccoon. Around a woodland area within Rouge Park there were at least four raccoon that I spotted hanging around the parking lot or along the edge of it, snacking on items around garbage bins and even approaching cars to see if anyone was willing to share their picnic lunches.
It's a bit odd to see a raccoon in daylight, they seemed so much cuter and less intimidated.
I'm always a little wary of garbage bins at night in case some big city raccoon might be lurking about. But these ones looked like you could take them home for pets. They were cute and cuddly... well I didn't test out the cuddly factor, but they looked it for sure.
So be prepared to make some new furry friends on the Tour this year on September 17th and be sure to register.
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It's a bit odd to see a raccoon in daylight, they seemed so much cuter and less intimidated. 
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