Raccoons are known for sometimes being able to outsmart humans, and we have a feeling that the raccoon in @forestcitywildlife’s video might be one of them! The raccoon, whom they call Big Fatty, got himself stuck in the roof of a home’s stoop and couldn’t seem to squeeze out of the hole he somehow crawled into.<\/p>\n
The rescuer tried to get him out by throwing him a rope and then gently pulling it, but to no avail. The man tries again, but it’s clear it won’t work. So he moves a ladder right beneath the hole the Big Fatty’s dangling from, and wouldn’t you know it? He climbed right out, jumped off the ladder, and took off down the street to find more trouble to get into!<\/p>\n
We think Big Fatty pulled a fast one on Forest City Wildlife<\/a>! He also looked like he enjoyed all the attention!<\/p>\n Related: Mama Raccoon Bravely Saves Baby From Falling off Roof in Harrowing Video<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc36<\/a>SIGN UP to get \u201cpawsitivity\u201d delivered right to your inbox with inspiring & entertaining stories about our furry & feathered friends<\/a>\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e<\/a><\/p>\n Forest City Wildlife’s Video of Big Fatty the Raccoon Goes Viral<\/p>\n People definitely got a kick out of this funny video; it now has more than 16 million views, 3.2 million likes, and more than 18,000 comments. People couldn’t get enough of Big Fatty! @Z got more than 583,000 likes when they shared, “I love how cooperative they become when they know they need help<\/a> LOL!” @Golden Moon added, “That hole was so much smaller than I expected!!”<\/p>\n @Zenith said what we were thinking, “I love how he actually played along and grabbed the rope!” @AdaInAwe shared, “Raccoons are actually so smart<\/a> because how did he even know to grab the rope and signal to throw it again. I love animals!” @Dumbbunny420 pointed out, “The way he hung in defeat when the rope slipped…” @Brooklyn added, “The way he grabs the rope so willingly, tells me he’s been in this situation<\/a> a few times. LOL!”<\/p>\n We laughed when @Kikki joked, “Body shaming him whilst saving him is crazy. Haha!” @BrennaLaFond said what the raccoon was probably thinking, “Raccoon: ‘OK, now pull! And hold the insults would ya?’!” @Quarkblast replied, “To be fair, prolly wouldn’t be stuck if not for those winter layers.” And we cracked up when @Arjun responded with, “‘Winter layers’ Imma use that when I get fatter lol!”<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by PetHelpful<\/a> on Oct 26, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n