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  • They can claw through human skin instantly.

  • (shrieks)

  • Pocahontas, this one's for you girl.

  • (dramatic music)

  • Hey Selorm?

  • Yeah?

  • You know who has really tiny hands?

  • My girl scout leader.

  • No, raccoons.

  • There's a scene in Pocahontas,

  • it's like a beautiful setting,

  • and her hair's gettin all breezy 'cause it's like colors

  • of the wind (animal squeaking) happening.

  • So she's like, oh my god I have so much

  • like beautiful long hair.

  • Who am I gonna turn to to braid my hair?

  • Do I have any friends in the woodlands area?

  • No.

  • - She has one friend actually. - Who?

  • [Selorm] That girl with the ponytail.

  • Okay well, John Smith sucks.

  • I need a creature friend that has a thumb.

  • It's Meeko, a raccoon, her BFF.

  • No rubber band needed.

  • No hairspray, this was like bllddadeep done.

  • Then she's just like on her way.

  • It's like straight off of Instagram beautiful

  • and I need to know, if a raccoon can do that for me.

  • I don't like raccoons, I have to be real with you.

  • Why?

  • You want a little raccoon that's been

  • digging through the trash, sharp teeth, rabies,

  • digging through your hair?

  • Yeah.

  • First of all, raccoons are (horn squeaking) cute,

  • and I wanna hang out with one.

  • And second of all, I wanna see if this is true.

  • The only way we're gonna know for sure is

  • if you try it out so, let's do it.

  • Little hands, they're so small.

  • (bones clacking)

  • (whimsical music)

  • Oh my god who are you?

  • Hi I'm Crystal.

  • I train all kinds of different animals

  • for the movie industry.

  • [Both] Wow!

  • I've been told that you can't just walk up to a raccoon

  • and go like hey braid my hair. (animal squeaking)

  • They are way more intelligent

  • than most people give them credit for.

  • They're kind of like a cross between a cat and a monkey.

  • They're very mischievous.

  • They can be very aggressive when they want to be.

  • When do they wanna be aggressive?

  • [Crystal] When they want their stuff

  • and you don't give it to them.

  • What are the dangers involved

  • with a raccoon braiding your hair?

  • [Crystal] If they wanted to,

  • they could do some serious damage.

  • You have an animal with really sharp teeth,

  • and really sharp claws.

  • Like how sharp?

  • Between a house cat and a lion.

  • (roaring) (gasping)

  • - Do they have rabies?

  • - They can carry rabies, yes.

  • - Oh.

  • - [Crystal] One of the raccoons is not a big fan of blondes.

  • - Guys our director is blonde, what does it mean?

  • - [Selorm] Can a raccoon braid her hair like in Pocahontas?

  • - Braids are kinda complicated but maybe,

  • I'm just that good of an animal trainer,

  • and I'll teach my raccoon how to braid your hair.

  • - Oh that's what I like to hear, someone confident!

  • We're gonna go training.

  • I know that like, death, important.

  • Raccoon accepting me and loving me, more important.

  • We're here today, training with Hollywood Animals.

  • We're about to meet two raccoons.

  • That are super smart I hope.

  • - [Crystal] Daisy!

  • (chewing)

  • The raccoon will have to be on a leash.

  • If anything were to happen, we can pull them off.

  • - At first I'm gonna kinda face away,

  • not really make eye contact, because that can be

  • a little bit intimidating and stressful for them.

  • I love raccoons and I hope they love me

  • or I'll be devastated.

  • Highlight of my life, lil' tiny hands.

  • Here we go.

  • (dramatic music)

  • (chewing)

  • (dramatic music)

  • - We hit the clicker and feed them,

  • so they understand that every time we click,

  • they get paid with food.

  • - I'm really shocked that in the first time meeting them,

  • they were immediately doing pretty close to what

  • it looks like in Pocahontas.

  • - [Crystal] Take it over.

  • Can you take it over?

  • - Can they actually braid?

  • I don't know.

  • They are talented, smart, beautiful creatures.

  • I can't hug them, which is fine.

  • Kind of like they're a celeb.

  • But Selorm's gonna lose her mind when she sees

  • these raccoons because they're so cute.

  • No, actually she hates them, right?

  • This is the best day of my life.

  • (happy music)

  • Ooh, they're so cute!

  • The paws feel like little tiny baby hands.

  • They're beautiful, very smart, very smart.

  • Oh you wanna play?

  • (giggles)

  • I love you so much.

  • (giggles)

  • I get it Pocahontas, this is the (animal squeaking).

  • (happy music)

  • Today is the day, my friends.

  • We've got drama, we've got danger, we've got Disney.

  • You know what else we have?

  • - Doritos.

  • - Tiny little hands.

  • I spent the entire day training with two raccoons.

  • Sometimes they feel like doing

  • (animal squeaking) sometimes they don't.

  • Which honestly, is like all of us, right?

  • We just lay it out for you,

  • all the stuff that you have to do if you wanna like,

  • chill with a raccoon, which you shouldn't do.

  • First off, never poach a raccoon in the wild.

  • They could have rabies.

  • - They probably have rabies.

  • - That's not true.

  • They don't probably have it, they might have it.

  • - She's getting rabies today.

  • - Calm down.

  • They have really sharp (animal squeaking) teeth.

  • Don't make eye contact,

  • and I am not (animal squeaking) around.

  • Don't make eye contact.

  • They have sharp (animal squeaking) claws.

  • They might be all like pitter pattering around,

  • like eating lil snackies,

  • but those things are really sharp and they can literally

  • claw through human skin instantly.

  • If you have any food near you, just like, don't.

  • - Don't do it.

  • - Just like don't.

  • They're like.

  • (slapping and screaming)

  • I'm willing to take this chance for all the Disney fans,

  • the nay sayers, the raccoon haters.

  • - Damn.

  • - How are you feeling based on

  • my one day of raccoon training.

  • - Do you know they had us all sign waivers today?

  • Even our sound person signed a waiver.

  • There's no going back now, you gotta do the thing.

  • I wish you the best.

  • - Pocahontas, this one's for you girl.

  • Let's go.

  • I'm here in my fake (animal squeaking) forest.

  • Selorm how are you feeling?

  • - I'm fine, I'm fine.

  • - You scared?

  • - No.

  • - You nervous?

  • - No.

  • - That looks like a lie.

  • - Mm mm. (laughs)

  • - I need to put my hair into three beautiful strands