{"id":919857,"date":"2026-10-04T04:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919857\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T04:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:02:15","slug":"hangry-raccoon-refuses-to-share-snack-with-curious-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919857\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hangry\u2019 raccoon refuses to share snack with curious deer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A hungry raccoon scratched at a Pennsylvania resident\u2019s back door and was rewarded with a bowl of dog food. But when a curious deer wandered over hoping for a bite, the cute critter quickly turned protective and chased the would-be dinner guest away.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">THE TAKEAWAY<\/p>\n<p>One hungry critter comes knocking for a snack.Another curious guest wants a bite.A snack standoff unfolds.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">CHESWICK, Penn. \u2013 A wide-eyed <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">racoon<\/a> with open paws convinced a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pennsylvania<\/a> resident to share a snack with the cute critter, and when a curious <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">deer<\/a> wandered over hoping for a bite of its own, an unforgettable caught-on-camera <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">viral<\/a> snack standoff unfolded.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The raccoon scratched at Jenny Macbeth\u2019s back door like a child in need, and its plea was met with sympathy, and a bowl of kibble.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-2026-10-03-at-1.25.57-pm.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Don\u2019t let the face fool you. This cute critter can turn ferocious in an instant if you approach while it\u2019s eating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Jenny MacBeth via Storyful \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After chowing down alone for a few tranquil moments, the raccoon is approached by a curious deer hoping to join the feast, but the &#8220;hangry&#8221; rodent wasn&#8217;t prepared to share.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/worlds-most-endangered-marine-mammal#&amp;_intcmp=fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD&#8217;S MOST ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMAL ISN&#8217;T OVER YET<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">MacBeth told Storyful, &#8220;The animals usually get along well, but this raccoon had a kit late in the season, so she was definitely \u2018hangry\u2019 and protective of her food.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-2026-10-03-at-1.26.55-pm.png\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">The raccoon snapped at the curious deer, quickly sending the would-be snack thief scrambling away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Jenny MacBeth via Storyful \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When the deer moved within reach for a taste, the cute critter transformed into a ferocious rodent in an instant.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/massive-vulnerable-sunfish-found-dead-cape-cod-beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MASSIVE 900-POUND OCEAN SUNFISH FOUND DEAD ON CAPE COD BEACH<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The raccoon snapped like a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/lightning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">lightning<\/a> bolt, sending the startled animal back to its herd before finishing its feast with green grapes for dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A hungry raccoon scratched at a Pennsylvania resident\u2019s back door and was rewarded with a bowl of dog&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[2837,49,48,75,3093,10345,66,1063,323],"class_list":["post-919857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-animals","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-outdoors","tag-pennsylvania","tag-science","tag-viral","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}