Canadian man discovers raccoon gave birth in his garage overnight

This was the heartwarming moment a Toronto man discovered that a protective mother raccoon had given birth in his garage overnight on Tuesday.

He explained in a post online: "We had to take the babies off the shelf safely so they didn't roll off.

"Before anyone rips my head off, just know we didn't touch them, just lifted the mat they were on and placed them on the floor.

"The mother was being co-operative thankfully. We let them be for a good couple of hours. They eventually left."