Meet Jimothy the Raccoon, the Viral Seattle Animal With a Spine Deformity
The internet has a new ring leader.
Jimothy the raccoon has recently taken the world by storm after a video of the Seattle mammal went viral for the unique way in which he scampers.
The raccoon’s unusual appearance and proportions seem to be the result of a spinal deformity, which gives him a short, rounded spine and body along with long legs.
Jimothy first burrowed his way into the hearts and minds of the web when Instagram user Kiana Hall posted a video of him running in his own fast and furriest way, exclaiming in the footage, “What am I looking at?”
Hall quickly dubbed the cute creature Jimothy, telling Today in an interview published July 18, “He just looked like a ‘Jimothy’ to me. I don’t have any other explanation other than I looked at him and he looked like a ‘Jimothy.’”
Jimothy sightings have since continued around Seattle, with fans of the raccoon posting his whereabouts as he runs around the city, with one X user even sharing a video of a baby Jimothy walking around their friend’s backyard.
