Marian and Keller Breland's work to train a racoon to place two coins in a container resulted in:
A) The racoon picking up both coins and placing them in the container accurately and quickly
B) The racoon picking up both coins and then rubbing them together and dipping them into the container
C) The racoon picking up one coin, but then refusing to pick up the second coin
D) The racoon could not be trained to pick up either coin

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The raccoon, instead of simply placing the coins into the container, exhibited a natural behavior known as "food washing" or rubbing the coins together and dipping them into the container, which is similar to how raccoons handle their food.

Marian and Keller Breland's Work to Train a Racoon to Place