You're no Guardian of the Galaxy: Wild raccoon get stuck while rummaging in a family's bin for food and makes a fool of himself during his botched escape

  • The raccoon got itself trapped in a bin while eating pizza in Nabb, Indiana
  • Heather Browning and her family tried to coerce the raccoon to escape the bin 
  • Initially the raccoon burrowed itself further into the bin rather than escape 
  • Eventually it jumps free into a second bin before clambeirng on to safety  

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

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This is the hilarious moment a daredevil raccoon successfully leaped from one bin to another - though it was a less-than-graceful effort.

The flying critter can be seen clambering out of one bin before jumping towards another, clipping the rim of the second bin and twisting in mid-air as it lands.

After frantically thrashing around in the second bin, the startled animal jumped out, darting off into the distant foliage.

Heather Browning of Nabb, Indiana filmed the raccoon rummaging through her bins 

Heather Browning of Nabb, Indiana filmed the raccoon rummaging through her bins 

The raccoon was unwilling to jump to freedom due to the amount of free food available 

The raccoon was unwilling to jump to freedom due to the amount of free food available 

After a short while, the raccoon jumps and lands in a second bin foiling its escape bid

After a short while, the raccoon jumps and lands in a second bin foiling its escape bid

The funny jump was captured by Heather Browning, in Nabb, Indiana, USA.

Mrs Browning, 40, said that her daughter, Karen, had discovered the raccoon eating leftover pizza in the outdoor bin.

Having noticed that the animal was dehydrated, Mrs Browning's husband, Josh, 39, decided to give the female raccoon some water while the whole family watched on.

When they tried to encourage the raccoon to leave the bin, however, the Brownings were met with a spot of difficulty - as they tipped the bin, the raccoon only burrowed deeper inside.

The raccoon dived head first into the second bin before eventually running off 

The raccoon dived head first into the second bin before eventually running off 

The raccoon eventually clambered out of its bin and made its way to freedom

The raccoon eventually clambered out of its bin and made its way to freedom

Failing in their attempts to remove the animal, the family decided to return the bin to its upright position.

It was then that the raccoon decided to make its own escape.

Mrs Browning said: 'Josh tried dumping the can over to get her out of it but she crawled deeper into the trash.

'He lifted the can back up and proceeded to give her more water, and she then decided to climb out on her own.

'She got to the top of the trash can and took a jump, but when she took the jump, she landed into another trash can next to it - it was quite funny!

'We all laughed and walked over to tip that trash can over but she jumped out of it as well and ran off.'

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