You know what’s adorable? A fluffy raccoon. You know what’s even more adorable? A pint-sized pup. As it turns out, evolution has blessed us with a precious combination of these two critters…and most of us had no idea that it was a thing. This, understandably, is a tragedy.
Thankfully for those of us who aren’t in the know, a Twitter user by the name of Chibi_tori is here to show us the light.
Universe, meet the raccoon dog. Known as tanuki, these animals can be found roaming around in small family units in East Asia. I don’t think that most of us deserve to experience this level of cuteness, but here we are.
This particular nugget was found injured and abandoned by the luckiest Twitter user in the history of Twitter users, and he goes by the name of Tanu.
Because tanuki hibernate in the winter, they essentially turn into cuter versions of us when temperatures drop. Tanu’s fave thing to do in the dead of winter is hang out by his little stove.
“All of the happy is mine!”
He will have you know, however, that he’s not even sort of related to raccoons. He’s all dog, my friends. And if you have a dog, you can probably see a striking resemblance between Tanu’s epic laziness and the bizarre lethargy of your own pup.
Tanu is a skilled sleeper.
If you slapped some sweatpants on him, he’d be almost identical to me at any point between September and April.
Oh, and comfort eating? Tanu is about that life.
“Busy hiding from my responsibilities. Plz try again later.”
See? Tanu is us. We are Tanu.
When he’s not napping, he can be found harnessing his inner labrador by playing with his ball.
“I am not raccoon. I am dog. I do dog stuff.”
He even peels himself off the couch every now and then to bathe, just like we should all be doing.
After his bath, he likes to direct a disturbing amount of focus toward tangerines.
I mean…do you, man.
But at the end of the day, it all goes full circle. After snack time, he plops his diva self right next to the stove again.
“None of the peasants are scratching me because why?”
(via BuzzFeed)
There you have it, folks. Tanuki are real animals that actually exist, and the world is a better place because of it. If your heart hasn’t exploded yet and you’re looking to tempt fate, keep up with all of Tanu’s antics on Twitter.
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