Meet Mapache

Name: Mapache

Age: 4 months

Sex: Female

Spayed/Neutered? No, but the shelter will pay for neutering.

Personality: Mapache is shy, but very sweet once she gets to know you. If you can make her purr, you're in.

Additional information: Mapache's dark ears and eyes make her look more like a small raccoon than a kitten. Her name comes from the Spanish word for raccoon, volunteers said.

For information on how to adopt Mapache, contact the West Suburban Humane Society at 630-960-9600. The shelter is at 1901 W. Ogden Ave., Downers Grove.