Meeko the raccoon

Was walking around campus yesterday evening when Ping saw this raccoon (浣熊). It is the first time Ping saw one at such close distance!!! Ping didn't dare to get too close to it initially but after a while, realized that it was just looking for food and has no interest in us humans. Although it is commonly thought of as a nuisance, it is actually pretty cute! When Ping saw its face, Ping thought of Meeko right away. Doesn't it look exactly like Meeko?

Lucky thing that someone threw away some bread because 'Meeko' gets to eat! It would climb into the rubbish bin and hunt for food, then bring it under a bush to eat it. We were so close to it and yet, it seems oblivious to our presence. It did that a few times and when it could not find anymore food, it ran away and hide.
Super cute Meeko!

A few more photos that John took of Meeko -
Really cute one 'protect the raccoons' shot.
Now you see, now you don't.
When the raccoon first went into the rubbish bin, it came out 'owned' by Nike!