This is Leopold the Great. He is the antagonist in my book the Gauntlet of Power, Resurrection. Leopold is based off of the raccoon. He would probably refer to himself as "The Greatest of All Animal Bandits". As Uncle Matthew might say "Only Time Will Tell".
Raccoons are medium-sized mammals with chubby, pear-shaped bodies. They are gray, silver, and snowy white all over. Across the eyes, there's an appearance of what looks like a black ‘bandit’s mask’. White patches appear on the forehead and muzzle, and a rusty trace of color to the shoulders. The long, bushy tail has four to seven dark bands.
It has dexterous hands. Each hand and foot has five fingers and toes. Common raccoons are stocky animals with short legs and small, rounded ears.
Its paws resemble human hands to some extent. Their toes are flexible helping them to grab, hold and pull things apart.
The eyes of raccoons have a structure called a tapetum lucidum that reflects light, allowing them to see well in the dark. When a bright light like a flashlight shines directly into their eyes, they shine red!
