動き回るタヌキ（夏毛）が近づきました　Two Tanuki (Raccoon dogs) came quite close to me　Due cani procioni in movimento 

Grazie infinite caro Lorenzo! La settimana scorsa ho finalmente visto il primo scoiattolo dell'anno, ed intanto che lo guardavo sorridendo, pensavo al tuo amico scoiattolo!!

Grazie Chiara! Buona domenica!

Thank You very much dear Jose Manuel! Your visit is always a honor for me!

Grazie Nicola! Si', sembrava che percepissero che non ero pericoloso, anche se mantenevano un po' di distanza. Buona domenica!

Thank You very much dear Friend! Just left two Likes on Your channel! Have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much dear Friend! Have a great continuation of September!

Thank You dear Franc! You are right, I know, I hope I can pass again. Have a great continuation of September!

そうですねぇ～、その日々の最高気温は36度で、最低気温は28度だったので、季節に合っていると思います！^ヮ^　良い日曜日を

Grazie caro Paolo! E` un onore essere stato il primo a farteli scoprire!! Buona continuazione di settembre!

Thank You so much dear new Friend! I also subscribed to Your channel to keep the contact, I left 1 Like and I will visit You again when I have more time. Have a great new week ahead!

Tomotuguさん、こんばんは！その日々の最高気温は36度で、最低気温は28度だったので、確かにそれ以上毛が長ければ苦しいでしょう。また冬毛のぽんぽこりん姿を見たいです！^ヮ^ 守谷での観察に限りますが、住宅地の間に住んでいるタヌキ達の多くは疥癬にかかっていて、川沿いに住んでいるタヌキは健康であるという印象です。いつもコメントありがとうございます！

Thank You dear Eugenio! This summer I am lucky in encountering them several times!

Thank You very much dear Friend! Just left two Likes on Your channel! Have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much dear Friend! Have a great continuation of September!

Thank You very much dear Friend! Just left two Likes on Your channel! Have a great Sunday!

犬の仲間で間違いありません！爪の音を聞いたことがないので面白い情報です！確かに爪が長めに見えました。まだ見たことがないので、これから一度アライグマも見たいです。^ヮ^汗

Thank You very much dear Friend for Your wonderful comment! Yes, I too especially like encounters with mammals, hoping to not scare them, but hoping at the same time that they will be very careful with the hunters. They are a special species endemic to Japan and they are important even in Japanese mythology. Raccoon dogs are often confused with Badgers, both named "mujina" in Japanese folklore, and are considered shapeshifters (they can assume human aspect). Have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much dear Senja! Just left two Likes on Your channel! Have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much dear new Friend!!! Have a great second half of September!

そうでしょう！！この動画は気温35度湿度65パーセント前後が続いていた時期に撮影しました。長い毛があれば、動物が苦しすぎるでしょう・・タヌキは基本的にワンちゃんに近いですから、夏にこの姿になります。また遊んでいる若いタヌキたちの様子を載せる予定です。^ヮ^

その日々の最高気温は36度で、最低気温は28度だったので、確かにそれ以上毛が長ければ苦しいでしょう。2匹とも若い個体でしたが、もう少し大きそうな個体は毛が若干長いように見えました。 その後また会いましたが、次に会ったらkiokuimaさんの前にも仲間が昼間に出現するよう言ってみます。kiokuimaさんなら、絶対見れると思います！いつもありがとうございます！

@@AndreaNature ありがとうございます。私はまだタヌキを撮影したことがありません。路上死個体はよく見ますし、夜間に山間部でたまに見ることはあるのですが！！AndreaNatureさんの発言により、私の前にタヌキが現れるのを楽しみにしていますよ。

ちょうど今日タヌキたちに出会って、お願いしておきました！！！！

Thank You very much dear Bert! I am glad that You liked them! Have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much dear Carmen, and have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much for watching so many of my videos, even of behalf of the subjects! ^ ^

Thank You dear Jacq!!! they are not good hunters but their diet is very varied like that of Foxes, so they can eat almost anything! ^ ^

Thank You dear Friend! I am glad that You liked them! Have a great weekend!

You actually saw them before in one of my videos, and You left a wonderful comment too! In that video they mostly had the winter coat though, which made them look a different animal! I would be so happy if they accepted me as part of Nature, as it would be a great honor. Sometimes I think I was just lucky, but I keep hoping! ^ ^ Thank You once more for another wonderful comment!

I think that I saw a comment from Yours in some of my latest videos but I am not finding it anymore. Maybe I am just tired, but if it disappeared for some weird mistake I am sorry! Have a great evening (BTW how are You doing? Are Your eyes ok?)

@@AndreaNature I left one on your viper video, I think, but it's not there. Maybe YouTurd put it in your Likely Spam, or Held For Review folders? They do odd things sometimes. Actually, today I am feeling kinda lousy. No fever but it feels like I ought to have one. Probably a cold developing. I hope. I did get a couple vaccines so maybe they are doing something. My eyes are the same.

Aaargh! I hope that the cold went away and it was just the effect of the vaccines. >They do odd things sometimes. I guess it may be some kind of automatic error, a problem in the YT system. Some of my comments too happened to disappear. It is annoying indeed. Thank You anyway for watching and commenting. I asked You about Your eyes because I wondered why You stopped making videos but continue watching. My eyes have some problems too, and I must put a limit in watching the monitor (I completely avoid the smartphone).

You are right dear Alexandra! They are a special species endemic to Japan and they are important even in Japanese mythology. Raccoon dogs are often confused with Badgers, both named "mujina" in Japanese folklore, and are considered shapeshifters (they can assume human aspect). Have a great new week ahead!

wow that is fascinating, thank you for the extra information!

Merci chère Laurence! Oui, ce fut une rencontre agréable, du moins pour moi !!! ^ ^

Thank You dear Rolf! This footage is made of just some simple clips, yet I had to revise them many times and stabilize them to get this.... super simple result!!! ^ ^

Yes, I think that they are young, probably born last year.

How deep Your comment is, dear Jane! Actually Raccoon dogs are often confused with Badgers, both named "mujina" in Japanese folklore, and are considered shapeshifters (they can assume human aspect). I wish they really could shapeshift, as they probably would be more Earth-respecting humans!!! It would be even better if some humans could become tanuki! LOL Yes, their diet is as tolerable as that of the Foxes, even if they are not equally good hunters. At last, Foxes, other famous shapeshifters in Japanese folklore, are their closer relatives, and this close the circle showing how great Your comment is! [As far as I know, they cannot be hunted.]

@@AndreaNature I can think of some individuals that I would like to see shapeshift into an improved person or harmless animal, for sure! I am so pleased these gorgeous mammals are safe from the evils of the hunters I am often against here in the UK. It may interest you to google search 'Hunt saboteurs' I often go out with these guys and do as they do to save Foxes and other wildlife. It can be very scary, but well worth it to save wildlife such as Foxes, Deer, Badgers and many more from ILLEGAL hunting. 👍◕‿◕

Yes dear Jane, I remember that You wrote me of the 'Hunt saboteurs' last year and at the time I did not know about them. I ask You here about what You wrote in the last comment... I was surprised reading what You passed.. Was an abrupt surgery or a slowly planned one? I remember that when You published Your amazing Deer series last year You wrote to someone else that You would have tried the following year, hoping that the health would be enough good. Then You also wrote to me that You were taking the maximum doses of ibuprofen so I was worried about that. Whatever happened I wish You the most perfect recovery that is possible. Hugs from my family and the wildlife living here.

@@AndreaNature Hi Andrea, it is cancer my dear friend and has been hanging over me like a dark cloud for 21 months now. I had been due to have life-saving surgery a few months back but the cancer wards at the hospital were turned over to helping the coronavirus pandemic. It has been the toughest time of my life and also for my family. I was operated on in the nick of time, as the virus is tripling every 6 days where I live and the hospital is in the UK virus number one hotspot. I have a further wait of around 6 weeks for things to heal before I can be tested to see if it has all been cut out. I have seen far worse cases whilst in hospital for the 3 days and at present, I feel blessed. Thank you very much for your best wishes and also your family Andrea... and indeed the Wildlife. I look forward to the day I can return to the wilds and nature. It will be a real tonic and a great healer. 👍💗◕‿◕

That is so sad to hear. Since You wrote me "life-saving" I had no doubts about the seriousness of the problem, but almost 2 years are an eternity, and the pandemic had the worst timing possible.. I will keep You in mind during my prayers, and please send me a line when the result of the test will be ready. Renewing our wish for a perfect recovery, hugs from Japan

Thank You dear Irene! I am glad that You liked this mammal that is somehow a symbol of Japan folklore. Raccoon dogs are often confused with Badgers, both named "mujina" in Japanese folklore, and are considered shapeshifters (they can assume human aspect).

Dear Linnea, sometimes I think the same, sometimes I think it is just a chance, but what is a bit strange is when they see me and still come towards me. There are periods when I do not have any encounter and I wonder why. Anyway, I think that all of this is to make my mind spin and be pleased of that! ^ ^ Have a great Sunday dear Friends L&G+F ^ ^

Thank You dear Friend! The Raccoon dogs too are happy!

Thank You dear Annie! They had been very cooperative! I am happy that You liked them and I already got some new footage! ^ ^

Thank You so much dear Anke! They are a special species endemic to Japan and they are important even in Japanese mythology. Raccoon dogs are often confused with Badgers, both named "mujina" in Japanese folklore, and are considered shapeshifters (they can assume human aspect). Have a great Sunday!

Thank You very much dear Friend! Just left two Likes on Your channel! Have a great Sunday! (By the way, they are Raccoon Dogs)

Thank You dear Steph! Actually they are the same animal You watched in another video ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CPBUdMOZD3s.html ) but they look quite different here with the short summer fur. And You are perfectly right saying that they seem a little Fox, in fact Foxes are their closest relatives, not Raccoons. Have You to happy and fulfilled days dear Steph!

>Their dress would win any canine beauty contest. Really Ma!? Here they are considered quite normal. Everyone likes his own Dogs, while I am one of the few who walks in search for a brief sight of any wild animal, and enjoy that moment more than any pay-per-view event! Baci e abbracci anche da parte nostra cara Ma!

守谷での観察に限りますが、住宅地の間に住んでいるタヌキ達の多くは疥癬にかかっていて、川沿いに住んでいるタヌキは健康的であるという印象です。 キツネに似ているのも、実はキツネが一番近い親戚だからだと思います。 タヌキとキツネの色々を読んだことがありますが、本当だったらきっと地球をもっと大事にする人間になると思うので、大歓迎です！^ヮ^ もしかすると、人間がタヌキとキツネになった方がさらにいいでしょう！^ヮ^ 良い日曜日を～

Thank You very much dear Friend! Just left two Likes on Your channel! Have a great Sunday!

Thank You dear Evi! They are less furry than in winter, but their coat was still beautiful. Yes, I admit that I have a hard time in visiting many channels, and I would like to publish my videos in the right season but all is well, thank You! I hope that all is well with You too! By the way, I finally saw my first Fox and I thought about Your Reku!

Thank You very much dear Friend! I am glad that You liked them! Have a great Sunday! (By the way, they resemble Raccoons but they are Raccoon Dogs)

Thank You so much dear new Friend! I also subscribed to Your channel to keep the contact, I left 2 Likes. I will visit You again when I have more time. Have a great new week ahead!