if you write this: "Tanuki are cute. They are also dummies. The end." StarlingKnight's observation about how many of them get squished along the road in Finland seems to support this theory.
You want specific? Okay, how about "They are dumber than moss. Moss is like Richard Feynman compared to a Tanuki. They're so dumb they sometimes forget about gravity and float away into space. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the dumbest, Tanuki come in somewhere around brown." How's that for your report.
There is actually 5 or 6 subspecies living in continental Asia from Siberia/Kamchatka to west end of Russia + the japanese raccoondog which is called "tanuki". They look pretty much alike, and are genetically basicly just the same except tanuki which has 4 cromosomes less than the other raccoondog subspecies.
The ones that have invaded nothern Europe in past 50 years (thanks to the russians for transplanting them into west Russia in 1930-1950's) are of the Siberian subspecies.
wow! so cool and interesting, thank-you. I have noticed the Japanese ones' are smaller. I (don't be mad) am rather glad some have been moved. They are such unique creatures' and it would be a shame if they went extinct. They are easy targets for OVER furring. Most have a trusting nature, and oddly poor eyesight. Thank-you!
Now, in end of august and beginning of september is the time when spring cubs are weaned and mother raccoondogs dispel them living on their own.
And you can see that as a peak in raccoondog roadkills. Here in central Finland you see dead young raccoondog on the roadside every 5 kilometres... (3 miles or something)
Russian people transplanted raccoondogs to west Russia for furgaming prey in 1930's and after that those furballs have invaded most of the northern Europe.
oh! poor things, that is why they are caught easy for their fur! It says they are trusting to humans :( not you----and have very poor eyesight. For real. I love these guys too!
I heard a lot of the tanukis, racoon dogs, have mange--hence the bare skin on some of these poor creatures. I thought I saw some rescue groups were trying to treat it on the animals, but don't know if it's true or not. Same as the foxes in England too, as far as mange epidemics.
I don't know enough about mange or tanukis to say if this one had it - do you see any on this guy? It seemed to be healthy and energetic enough although it wasn't particularly afraid of people (maybe to be expected on such a heavily touristed island).
In general, I didn't expect to see a lot of thriving wildlife in Japan, at least in the coastal areas, so I wasn't paying close attention to its condition.
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jamessciortino 3 months ago
Tanuki ga kirai desu. ^_^
newtubetubetube 11 months ago
Choper?
davefigthe3rd 1 year ago
Ibuki's got one of these.
They bum around Japan nicking fruit.
petujaymz 1 year ago 2
@petujaymz - Ibuki? Help me out. And I hate to sound like a broken record, but this one didn't seem clever enough to steal moss from a rock.
mdcaton 1 year ago
@mdcaton Hes talking about the street fighter character, Ibuki.....
MrDickHurtzer 1 year ago
It's Haruhi!! :D
I'm doing an animal project about Tanukis. xD
xmanslife 2 years ago
You will get a perfect grade on your report
if you write this: "Tanuki are cute. They are also dummies. The end." StarlingKnight's observation about how many of them get squished along the road in Finland seems to support this theory.
mdcaton 2 years ago
Umm.. squished..?
And I don't think that's specific enough.
xmanslife 2 years ago
You want specific? Okay, how about "They are dumber than moss. Moss is like Richard Feynman compared to a Tanuki. They're so dumb they sometimes forget about gravity and float away into space. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the dumbest, Tanuki come in somewhere around brown." How's that for your report.
mdcaton 2 years ago
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number1anime 1 year ago
@mdcaton o____o harsh much? lol can u own one for a pet? theyre so damn cute!!
Kibibobo57101 1 year ago
Is tanuki another name for raccoon dog?? they are beautiful.
TheFoxandTheRabbit 2 years ago
Tanuki aka. japanese raccoondog is subspecies of raccoondog. But basicly yes, tanuki is japanese for raccoondog.
StarlingKnight 2 years ago
thank-you for letting me know!! really! I did not know their were two kinds of them. thanks!
TheFoxandTheRabbit 2 years ago
There is actually 5 or 6 subspecies living in continental Asia from Siberia/Kamchatka to west end of Russia + the japanese raccoondog which is called "tanuki". They look pretty much alike, and are genetically basicly just the same except tanuki which has 4 cromosomes less than the other raccoondog subspecies.
The ones that have invaded nothern Europe in past 50 years (thanks to the russians for transplanting them into west Russia in 1930-1950's) are of the Siberian subspecies.
StarlingKnight 2 years ago
wow! so cool and interesting, thank-you. I have noticed the Japanese ones' are smaller. I (don't be mad) am rather glad some have been moved. They are such unique creatures' and it would be a shame if they went extinct. They are easy targets for OVER furring. Most have a trusting nature, and oddly poor eyesight. Thank-you!
TheFoxandTheRabbit 2 years ago
I LOVE TANUKI'S!
sabakyuugaara 3 years ago
They were very cute. They did not seem very smart though. Apparently they're becoming quite common in Northern Europe! "The Tanuki Invasion".
mdcaton 3 years ago
Cool. You're lucky. You got to video one. I'm jealous. Hopefully, I'll see one myself, one day :)
sabakyuugaara 3 years ago
Try Finland and the Baltic states (a little closer to you than Japan at least). Apparently they're running around all over the place there.
mdcaton 3 years ago
Now, in end of august and beginning of september is the time when spring cubs are weaned and mother raccoondogs dispel them living on their own.
And you can see that as a peak in raccoondog roadkills. Here in central Finland you see dead young raccoondog on the roadside every 5 kilometres... (3 miles or something)
Russian people transplanted raccoondogs to west Russia for furgaming prey in 1930's and after that those furballs have invaded most of the northern Europe.
StarlingKnight 2 years ago
oh! poor things, that is why they are caught easy for their fur! It says they are trusting to humans :( not you----and have very poor eyesight. For real. I love these guys too!
TheFoxandTheRabbit 2 years ago
Tom nook o-o...............
30oo03 3 years ago
I heard a lot of the tanukis, racoon dogs, have mange--hence the bare skin on some of these poor creatures. I thought I saw some rescue groups were trying to treat it on the animals, but don't know if it's true or not. Same as the foxes in England too, as far as mange epidemics.
OregonTrailerQueen 4 years ago
I don't know enough about mange or tanukis to say if this one had it - do you see any on this guy? It seemed to be healthy and energetic enough although it wasn't particularly afraid of people (maybe to be expected on such a heavily touristed island).
In general, I didn't expect to see a lot of thriving wildlife in Japan, at least in the coastal areas, so I wasn't paying close attention to its condition.
mdcaton 3 years ago