This man in Japan, has a dog breed that looks just like a raccoon.
This is a tanuki or raccoon dog, which is a Japanese animal that a lot of Westerners mistakenly think is a raccoon or a badger, but is actually totally different.
Twitter user chibi_tori told BuzzFeed News he usually just calls the little furball Tanuki or Tanu for short.
During a recent snow storm, Japanese Twitter users discovered this tanuki had a Twitter account.
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- During a recent snow storm, Japanese Twitter users discovered this tanuki had a Twitter account.
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- Twitter user chibi_tori told BuzzFeed News he usually just calls the little furball Tanuki or Tanu for short.
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- Chibi_tori found Tanu after he was abandoned and has been raising him since last June.
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- So what’s it like living with a tanuki?
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- Well, because it’s wintertime, tanukis spend most of the cold months hibernating…
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- So, there’s a lot of sleeping.
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- But even though they are known as raccoon dogs, tanukis don’t bark.
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- They make a noise similar to foxes, which is like a long whine and growl. Tanukis make an even higher-pitched cry than cats or dogs.
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- Chibi_tori shares a lot of photos of Tanu eating.
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- Like raccoons, tanukis pretty much eat anything.
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- But right now, Tanu’s biggest obsession is his little stove.
Via / Buzzfeeds
