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Orphaned raccoon considers dogs her moms


Pumpkin the raccoon is just like any other pet. She naps with the family dog, enjoys snacking on people food and tolerates being dressed up in her parent's favorite football team garb.

The raccoon fell from a tree as an infant and after being abandoned by her mother, was lucky enough to be taken in by Rosie Kemp and her husband, William,The Dodo reported.

With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, the adorable raccoon has become an Internet sensation.

Kemp and her daughter, Laura Young, nursed the raccoon, who suffered a broken back and leg, back to health, CBS reported. Because the Bahamas Humane Society was unable to take the raccoon in, Young and her husband, William, decided to adopt Pumpkin.

The family lives in Nassau, Bahamas, and Pumpkin quickly fit into life with the Young's and their two rescue dogs, Toffee and Oreo, CBS reported.

"Pumpkin considers the dogs her moms," Young told CBS. "She respects them when they have had enough rough play, and she loves to cuddle next to them when she is tired."

Young told CBS that Pumpkin is "intelligent and always entertaining."

Here are some adorable pictures of Pumpkin and her family:

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