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		riffraff 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication Aren't those the Asian/Japanese racoons (tanuki) rather than the American ones? I recall watching a video about that many years ago when they had started appearing in eastern Europe. Edit: looking at the video they do look like American ones tho

nickserv 83 days ago [–]

Yes, those are clearly American raccoons, not the Asian "raccoon dogs".

In the video it's mentioned they were unwillingly introduced by the US military, kept as pets by servicemen and escaped.

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