The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed for cryptids, from Bigfoot, aka Sasquatch, to its lesser-known cousin, Batsquatch; the Lake Chelan Dragon (Washington‘s Loch Ness Monster, essentially); and the ginormous Tacoma Narrows Octopus.

But there’s a new cryptid in town: a bizarrely blunted, weirdly rounded, delightfully deformed raccoon dubbed “Jimothy” by fans.

Jimothy has become a Seattle legend, especially after a video of him went viral.

A truly wild wildlife encounter

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Kiana Hall had been celebrating their 13th anniversary with their partner when they saw it: a gray, abnormally round, furry ball with legs trotting across the yard.

“I got very confused at what I was seeing,” Hall told The Seattle Times. “I just have never seen any other animal like it.” 

The animal in question was a raccoon, although........

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