Bizarre Wildlife Curiosity of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Uncovered

In an unusual incident, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for his intriguing focus on animal reproductive anatomy, reportedly found a dead raccoon and pulled over his car to, well, cut off its genitals for later examination.

This strange narrative comes from a new book titled “RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise,” penned by Isabel Vincent from The Post. The book draws on various sources, including a personal magazine Kennedy created during his time in New York City between 1999 and 2001.

Reflecting on his unconventional behavior, the 72-year-old Health and Human Services director reportedly mentioned the experience while contemplating how different some of his family members have become. He stood on State Route 684, engaged in this bizarre activity, while noting that his children patiently waited in the car. He later told People magazine he kept the raccoon’s genitals for examination.

This isn’t Kennedy’s first encounter with animal remains. His daughter, Kick Kennedy, shared a memory in a 2012 Town & Country interview about an incident during a family trip to Hyannisport, Massachusetts. When Kennedy learned of a whale carcass that had washed ashore on Squaw Island, he rushed to the scene. Armed with a chainsaw, he began decapitating the whale, eventually tying its massive neck to the roof of their minivan. The family was left with quite a stinky ride as they drove home, with “whale juice” leaking into the vehicle as he accelerated on the highway.

Kennedy’s strange fascination seems culturally accepted—albeit bizarre. “We were all wearing plastic bags over our heads with holes for our mouths, and people were pointing at us on the highway, but, you know, it seemed normal for us,” he once recalled.

He also admitted to an odd episode from about a decade ago when he discarded a dead bear cub in Central Park after a failed skinning attempt. In a social media statement, he shared that he and some friends had been drinking and decided to make it look like the cub had been hit by a bicycle.

Interestingly, after former President Trump nominated Kennedy to lead HHS last year, his cousin Caroline Kennedy sent a letter to lawmakers, discussing Kennedy’s college years. Allegations included claims he had blended live chicks and rats to feed hawks and labeled his dorm room as a “perverted scene of despair and violence.”

As of now, there are no published findings regarding the raccoon and whale specimens that Kennedy has collected over the years.