Real Animals of the World (sounds like a reality show, eh?)

[mountain_hiker]

Weird. I SERIOUSLY thought a tanuki was mythical. O_o;

Real Animals That You Didn't Know Existed

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[rimpala]

the ones in Japan apparently have gigantic ball sacks

http://www.japanrealm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tanuki-balls.jpg

[randomdreams]

They're also spreading all over eastern Europe and southwestern Russia.

Don't poke around too much reading about them in China. There are some really heartbreaking webpages about the fur and food trade.

[rimpala]

Yeah, when I first heard about that it really turned me off to any clothing with "fake fur" in it.