It's a sad week
Bandit, the world's heaviest raccoon, died on Saturday. Bandit's weight topped 75 pounds at one point. The Baltimore Sun has a story about his passing (that includes photos!)

My favorite part of this article:

Tim Pitts, owner of Ice Cream World, recalls watching Bandit sit in Klitsch's sport utility vehicle, holding a cup of blue raspberry Slush with his paws and drinking it through a straw.

''He was a good customer,'' said Pitts.

Pitts said he was surprised to learn Monday of Bandit's death, having sold a birthday cake for the raccoon just days earlier.

The most poignant part of the article:

Klitsch said Bandit was put down by a vet who came to her house Saturday, the day after Bandit's birthday party. She laid Bandit to rest beneath a maple tree in her yard. He was buried wearing her favorite T-shirt, the one featuring the monster truck Grave Digger.