18-08-2015 15:00

People sent two raccoon dogs, which are also known as Tanuki dogs, to a Mexican zoo in July, 2013. The pair had nine raccoon dog pups – seven are male and two are female. The litter was born last April and made its public debut this week.

The proud parents provided their babies with all the care that they needed. The little ones are in good health and they are developing properly. They are eating apples, oranges, red meat, poultry and biscuits.

Raccoon dogs are similar to small foxes, but they have a mask around their eyes like raccoons.

Difficult words: litter (the group of young animals born to an animal at one time), develop (to grow), raccoon (a greyish-brown American mammal which has a foxlike face with a black mask).

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