September 9, 2008
Cacomistle | Ringtail
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Part of the family that the Raccoon belongs to, the Ringtail, also called a Cacomistle in some areas, is quite often called a Ringtail cat. It is not however a cat at all, but rather another family entirely and probably more closely related to the dog family than it is the cats, although it does