https://www.arkinspace.com/2025/10/the-tanuki-japanese-racoon-dog.html
"No one is quite sure where the name Tanuki came from, but a possibility is the
old Japanese word
tanoke which means
spirit of the fields. Since people
first came to Japan they have lived alongside this remarkable canid species.
Despite what it’s English name might suggest, this is not a racoon. It is
so-called simply because of the physical similarity between it and racoons.
It’s a member of the dog family, but it’s definitely not a dog either."
Via Muse, who wrote "Adorable article about Tanukis (raccoon dogs)! One of my
favourite Ghibli movies is
Tanuki Pom Poko!"
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