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The truth about Jimothy and Danny. 🦝
Over the last few weeks, millions of people have fallen in love with “Jimothy.”
But after speaking directly with the creator who’s been documenting these raccoons for years, seeing the evidence online and in the look of them, here’s what actually happened:
There are two short-spined raccoons.
Danny is the original. He’s older, larger, and has been visiting the Seattle backyard for years. Jimothy is much younger, smaller, and has the distinctive black dots above his eyes.
As Jimothy exploded across the internet, many older videos of Danny were mistakenly shared as Jimothy. The confusion became so widespread that even major news outlets aired footage of Danny while reporting on Jimothy’s story.
The creator confirmed to me that Danny has been around for years and that Jimothy is a younger raccoon they believe may even be Danny’s son. They are NOT happy about people calling Danny Jimothy in the viral clips
So if you’ve been watching the viral “Jimothy” clips over the past few weeks…
Chances are you’ve actually been watching Danny.
This isn’t about taking anything away from Jimothy, we love them both.
It’s about giving credit to the original short-spined raccoon that helped capture the world’s attention.
The OG is Danny. 🦝❤️
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