Nyctereutes viverrinus, the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, is endemic to Japan. Nyctereutes procyonoides, or common raccoon dog, is further classified into four subspecies: N. p. procyonoides is ...

The tanuki is a wild canid species native to Japan that is related to wolves, foxes, and domestic dogs. It's also known as the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus ...

The tanuki is one of the strangest animals you’ve probably never heard of - a wild canid that looks like a raccoon, acts like a trickster, and holds a legendary place in Japanese folklore.

Beloved in Japanese folklore, statues of the raccoon dog, or tanuki, often take some humorous liberties with this anatomical feature, according to Wikipedia, with the raccoon dog balls "typically ...

Another form, the Japanese raccoon dog, is now considered a distinct species. Known as tanuki, it features in ancient Japanese folklore, caricatured as “dull-witted but endearing,” according ...

We can’t get enough of Tanu the tanuki, a species that’s also called a raccoon dog. This member of the ... found Internet fame when he was rescued by a Japanese man. The man, who uses the ...

OK, so let's just get all the facts straight. Tanu, as it turns out, is definitely a "Japanese raccoon dog," also known as a "tanuki." But his owner's Twitter feed, overflowing with funny photos ...

A photograph that purportedly showed the words "MURMANSKI (TANUKI)" listed on clothing tags was shared on Facebook by Rushton Dog Rescue, an animal shelter and registered charity in the United ...

A dead Ezo red fox and an emaciated Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki) were also found in the same park shortly afterwards. A team of researchers led by Professor Yoshihiro Sakoda at Hokkaido ...

There’s a new Tanuki in town. The pan-Asian restaurant on Alton Road in Miami Beach named after a Japanese raccoon dog now has a sister location along the Miami River at the River Landing Shops.

A dead Ezo red fox and an emaciated Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki) were also found in the same park shortly afterwards. A team of researchers led by Professor Yoshihiro Sakoda at Hokkaido University ...