Tanuki Facts: the Japanese RACCOON DOG 🦝 Animal Fact Files

Описание: Tanuki are also known as the Japanese raccoon dog. It's debated if the tanuki should be treated as a separate species from the common raccoon dog. Tanuki are know as trickster spirits, but they're also real animals! Learn more tanuki facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Nyctereutes viverrinus (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus)
Range: Japan
Habitat: urban settings to mountains with preference for habitat with water and dense understory
Size: about the size of a domestic cat
Diet: fruit, insects, sometimes small animals and carrion
Threats: humans, eagles, owls, domestic dogs, etc.
Lifespan: about 8 years in the wild

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Tanuki THE JAPANESE RACCOON DOG 0:00
Tanuki APPEARANCE 0:35
Tanuki A REAL ANIMAL 1:20
Tanuki THREATS 1:59
Tanuki DIET 2:48
Tanuki LIFE CYCLE 3:35
Tanuki SHAPE SHIFTER 4:03
Tanuki SOUND 4:35
Thanks! 4:52
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Nesnad - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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Kalle Pihelgas - https://vimeo.com/272830992
Oikeutta eläimille - https://vimeo.com/19870872
Boy Possen -    • Raccoon dog -Nyctereutes procyonoide  
Michael Plewnia -    • Zabawy młodych jenotów   ;    • Powrót Jenota do nory   ;    • Młode jenoty w ukrytej kamerze ;)  
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