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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Dammit that thing is cute.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

I am dying to domesticate some Japanese ones.

[–] achance4cheese@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Well boy howdy, if it ain’t Tony Tony Chopper?

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 1 points 14 hours ago

He's not a raccoon dog, he's a reindeer!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

Prepare to have your mind blown: Raccoon Mario is not a raccoon.

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aren't those the weird magical animals from Pom Poko?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nay, those are the Japanese raccoon dogs, aka tanuki.

Rookie mistake 😉

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Indeed. They look slightly different. 😁

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The real ones have way bigger balls.

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 4 points 14 hours ago

The real reason Tom Nook wears an apron 😏