@getsafaripaws: Meet the tanuki, Japan’s adorable real-life “raccoon dog.” 🦝🐾 Despite their raccoon-like faces and fluffy appearance, tanuki aren’t raccoons at all, they’re actually members of the canine family, making them relatives of dogs, foxes and wolves. Native to East Asia, these fascinating animals are known for being incredibly adaptable. They can live in forests, countryside and even areas close to humans, where their curious nature sometimes brings them surprisingly close to civilisation. Tanuki also hold a special place in Japanese folklore, where they’ve been portrayed for centuries as playful, mischievous creatures with supposed shape-shifting abilities. 🇯🇵 Part dog, part raccoon in appearance, and surrounded by centuries of legend, it’s easy to see why tanuki are so loved. 🧡

Yanni :

Yo why Japan have everything

Aunt Rhody :

WHY IS IT SO THICK?! !

Robert Wiggins 87420 :

👀 so it was a real animal...

Shadow banned :

It’s like a Raccoon Corgi.

JustObserving :

Chopper??

Michaela Mixon :

I played gag with my son and noticed a pet called Tanuki and had to look it up for years I love to draw it lil cartoons style on things bc it is so cute. theyre such a weird mix. adorable though

KurO7 :

Tanuki !?

Tech :

My YouTube profile picture 😂😂😂

banthefoxsin7 :

Me after i visit Japan to see one

Ms.Ezra :

Trash Panda: Chubby Bunz Edition

Tyler_Jax04 :

His name is shukaku

Itachi 🇺🇸 :

That’s funny, i thought chopper had a blue nose

naxxxannaxxan :

OvO :

can they fly

pyppy :

fat and furious

WendyBird :

Look at that cute little butt

🇺🇸❌Cannonball1 ❌🇺🇸 :

Oh crap. Now I have to have one of these. 🤣

KALINA :

that the best shot to introduce him to the public:)

Julian :

shi lwk jelly😎

Jason Scheu220 :

Can I pet that dog

nick :

Fart goes the butt

One A.M. Podcast :

Mario would turn him into a suit. 😩

John Surratt665 :

the slide show could have been a different picture 🥺