Acrobatic ringtails and a surprising special guest

Описание: When we first saw a ringtail crossing our driveway by tiptoeing precariously across the top of the gate we were stunned. Why not just walk across on the ground? It's about ten times faster and a hundred times easier.

It seemed such a strange thing to do that we assumed we were seeing a single acrobatic ringtail with a head for heights and a love of circus tricks.

But in the years since, we've probably seen a dozen or more different individuals crossing the gate this way - we've even seen mamas teaching their offspring how to do it - and we've concluded that it's some kind of ringtail protocol. This is how it's done. End of story.

We have already published a video about ringtails crossing the gate, but it was about 3.5 years ago, so we decided that it was time to publish another one. Watching these clever little critters scamper/tiptoe/wobble their way across the pointy tops of the gate bars amuses us every time we see it.

Watch till the end. There's a raccoon-shaped surprise.

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