Literal translation of the Norwegian word for raccoon is Wasing-Bear
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Tenthrow@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Racoons clean their food.
Oisteink@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Retiring@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
The German word for raccoon is Waschbär
tunetardis@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Same in Japanese. araiguma translates as washing bear.
wh0se@lemmy.world 2 years ago
On the contrary, in French it is raton-laveur, which translates to washing baby rat.
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
French is clearly more correct than German here. They are rats not bears
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 2 years ago
It makes sense. How else could you be a chef if you didn’t have opposable thumbs
Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 years ago
Tvättbjörn
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 years ago
They don’t clean it, at least that’s not their intention. They don’t have saliva, so they’re really just trying to get it wet.
It’s more like those hot dog eating contests where they dunk the whole thing in water.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 years ago
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Is that why that video of the raccoon losing cotton candy in a stream exists?
gregorum@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Thanks. I’m sad again.
jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
He was given more cotton candy and eventually figured out that it can’t go in water and ate some dry.
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
This story had better be true Mister!
gregorum@lemm.ee 2 years ago
awww!
private_eye@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Racoon sure got that share piped.video/watch?v=eesxH2-8Jlo
HotboxedSubmersible@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yes