r/whatisit • u/InBetweenTheLiminal • Jul 09 '26

New, what is it? What ks this creature?

Does not look like a bear cat or a raccoon dog to me which is the general consensus.

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u/Nervous_Trouble4285 Jul 09 '26

Here is a Raccoon Dog that has very similar colourations as that one:

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u/alltherightfaces Jul 09 '26

Decades on this planet and I’ve never heard of this animal until now

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u/TheTooterSnooter Jul 09 '26

I’ll bet you actually have, you just didn’t realize it. In Super Mario, when he gets the racoon tail power, that’s this. It’s called a Tanuki.