Where to See Tanuki? This Zoo Had a Litter of Tanuki Pups in 2015 (Photos)

View of a group of raccoon dogs or Tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at the Chapultpec Zoo in Mexico City on August 06, 2015. A month ago nine raccoon dog pups were born. This species is native from Japan and China, and the parents of the cubs were donated by Japan. (ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

Nine rare raccoon dog pups were born at the Chapultpec Zoo in Mexico City in August 2015. The species Nyctereutes procyonoides, also known as tanuki, is native to Asia. The parents of the cubs were donated to the zoo by Japan.

A raccoon dog or tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at the Chapultpec Zoo in Mexico City on Aug. 6, 2015. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

A group of raccoon dogs or tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at the Chapultpec Zoo in Mexico City on Aug. 6, 2015. (ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

(Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

(Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

(Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

(Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

(Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

(Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

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