China: Raccoons Jump at Painted “Tree” in Adorable Zoo Moment

On November 16, 2025, at a zoo in Shandong, three raccoons were filmed repeatedly jumping at a wooden door painted with a tall tree, mistaking it for a real one. The trio bounced and scratched excitedly, amusing visitors with their energetic — and adorable — attempts.

Urban Animal Album

Urban Animal Album

KOBE, Japan - Surprised by the sound of a camera shutter, a raccoon stands on its hind legs in a side ditch near a shrine in the city of Kobe, western Japan, on June 26, 2014. The animal, native to North America, became feral in Japan after some raccoons escaped from zoos or were abandoned by people who kept them as pets. As a result, more than 20,000 raccoons are captured across the country every year because of the damage they cause to crops.

4,000 raccoons to be exterminated in Kanagawa Pref.

4,000 raccoons to be exterminated in Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows a raccoon caught in a private residence in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April 2006. The Kanagawa prefectural government has mapped out a plan to exterminate about all 4,000 raccoons believed to live in the prefecture in five years from April as the animals cause severe damage to agriculture, prefectural officials said on May 6.

Brother Bear 2 (2006)

Brother Bear 2 (2006)

Nita & Raccoons Characters: NITA Film: Brother Bear 2 (USA 2006) Director: Ben Gluck 17 August 2006 Date: 17 August 2006

Brother Bear 2 (2006)

Brother Bear 2 (2006)

Nita & Raccoons Film: Brother Bear 2 (USA 2006) Director: Ben Gluck 17 August 2006 Date: 17 August 2006

4,000 raccoons to be exterminated in Kanagawa Pref.

4,000 raccoons to be exterminated in Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows a raccoon caught in a private residence in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April 2006. The Kanagawa prefectural government has mapped out a plan to exterminate about all 4,000 raccoons believed to live in the prefecture in five years from April as the animals cause severe damage to agriculture, prefectural officials said on May 6. (Kyodo)

Urban Animal Album

Urban Animal Album

KOBE, Japan - Surprised by the sound of a camera shutter, a raccoon stands on its hind legs in a side ditch near a shrine in the city of Kobe, western Japan, on June 26, 2014. The animal, native to North America, became feral in Japan after some raccoons escaped from zoos or were abandoned by people who kept them as pets. As a result, more than 20,000 raccoons are captured across the country every year because of the damage they cause to crops. (Kyodo)