About Raccoon Dogs:
- Raccoon dogs belong to the canid family and are closely related to foxes.
- They are the only canids that hibernate during the winter.
- As per Slate, there are two species of raccoon dogs: “Nyctereutes procyonoides, the common raccoon dog (the species that was in the Wuhan market) and Nyctereutes p. viverrinus, the Japanese raccoon dog.”
- They are omnivores and relish food sources such as rodents and berries.
- Raccoon dogs are originally from East Asia and are commonly found in parts of China, Korea and Japan, where they are known as tanuki.
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