So here is the first picture of our new raccoon dogs, they are simply amazing. I took about 500 pictures of these and the burrowing owl a week ago, i spent about two hours processing them to go and delete them. Now i normally would not admit this but i did cry a little!!
Stupid computer!
Anyway, they have settled down very well, the winter coat is nearly fully out and they are looking beautiful. They are using all the platforms in the enclosure and i hope to put some more in soon. The next plan for them is to get them both leash trained and out for some walks. This could take some while but they are so friendly i hope it does not take that long.
It is very obvious from this picture why they are calleed raccoon dogs, the dark mask resembling that of the raccoon from north America. They are not however related in any way, they are a canid so are related to foxes and domestic dogs.
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