"Raccoon," you say, "Ho hum."
It's a wild dog, I say
"But that's not a wild dog....that's a raccoon," you answer.
Ahhh, but wait....check out the animal below.
"Okay...THAT'S a raccoon!"
So what's that other raccoonishly amazing animal at the top?
It's a Raccoon dog. No kidding.
Raccoon dogs are wild dogs that live in Asia.
And they do some weird things...
Weird Thing #1: They can can climb trees!
Weird Thing #2: They hibernate...like bears do
Weird Thing #3: They can't bark, only growl and whine
Weird Thing #4: They eat mice...and pumpkins!
Take a look at the other things they eat:
Notice the Fire-bellied Toad? (check out my frog posts here)
And the tortoise looks like he'd be a tough nut to crack! ha ha
Raccoon Dogs and Maned wolves aren't the only strange dogs, or canids, out there. In the next few posts, we'll explore some more!
Got a question? Leave me a comment!
July 4, 2015: I saw a raccoon fox very similar to the picture in this article, in Chula Vista, California, just south of San Diego. I live on a hill, in an urban neighborhood, but there are plenty of hills and places to hide for wild life. I have never seen an animal that looks like this before. It was a large grey fox with raccoon markings. Much too large and lanky for a raccoon, but clearly not a typical fox or wolf. For certain, a wild dog of some sort. Your picture is the only one that I could find that looked similar to what I saw. Your article says Asia. Hmmmm... this is not Asia. Should I be telling anyone else about this?
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