Japanese Man Goes To Social Media To Search For The Owners Of The “Puppy” He Found, Finds Out It’s Not A Puppy After All
Surprises are something we don’t expect to see—that’s why they’re surprises. Well, this person got a surprise and a half. Twitter user @marcy_com recently stumbled on a rare find he didn’t see coming. One fateful day, while he was on National Route 275, he found a cute puppy beside the road, all by herself. She appeared too young to take care of herself, so he called her Luna and made a decision to take her under his wing. For a while, at least. He responsibly decided to look for her owners on social media.
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That’s where the unexpected half of the surprise really begins. Though no one claimed to be the owner of the puppy, the account buzzed with replies and reactions. Inarguably, Luna looks like a cute cub, so people commented mostly on that.
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This tweet was translated using Google translate. The original tweet can be found here.
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But among some of the replies, some doubt rose about her real identity. It started after he posted an extremely cute video where she barks very weirdly. “Uh, that’s a cute… puppy?” one person replied. To another few, her face reminded them of a tanuki, a raccoon dog, in Japanese. Finally, as suspicion mounted, some began suspecting that Luna was in fact a fox cub. That’s when the “duh” moment came and @marcy_com realized why no owner had answered his call: it was a wild fox cub! Fun fact: a fox in Japanese is kitsune.
This tweet was translated using Google translate. The original tweet can be found below.
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結論から申し上げますと保護したのは「犬」ではなく「キツネ」でした。
ご指摘いただいた皆さま、ありがとうございました。
藁をもすがる思いで「北きつね牧場」様へ相談したところ、引き取ってくれるとのことでしたので、明日連れていく予定です。
この度は保護犬ではないのにお騒がせしました。 pic.twitter.com/CTEDmPdctL
— MARCY (@marcy_com) May 2, 2020
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In Japan, it’s illegal to have foxes as pets, since they may carry dangerous parasites that are contagious to humans, so @marcy_com searched for places that could take Luna in. She didn’t need to have owners, but that didn’t mean she didn’t need to be taken care of. He found a place called North Fox Farm in a Hokkaido town called Kitami. There, the experts have determined that she’s about one to two months old. She’s too young to forage for food or fend for herself, so she’ll spend her time there until she grows stronger.
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This tweet was translated using Google translate. The original tweet can be found here.
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I don’t understand Japanese that well, but I understand the language of images. It seems that after @marcy_com visited Kitakitsune Farm, he took more interest in foxes on the farm and has made quite a few tweets about it. Perhaps he appreciates them more since he found one. He probably misses his cute ex-pet. North Fox Farm has also taken interest in Luna-chan, and they’ve teased a Luna-dedicated photo session coming soon! We’re standing on our toes for them!
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Luna-chan sleeping with her new peer.
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I found an abandoned baby in the woods once. Turns out it was a sasquatch. I tried to raise him as a human, but he would only drink out of the aquarium and couldn't be toilet trained, so I had to contact a professional 'squatch rescue (Woods for All), and they released him into the wild. I still miss that little guy.
They're great when they're young. Haven't learned to turn on the distortion field that makes them perpetually out of focus yet.
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To be honest, I found the translations very amusing. :)
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Thanks for bringing that back - love the sad face for not being housebroken!
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Why won't people understand that wildlife mothers sometimes leave their young for a little while to go hunting. They know not to move or draw attention to themselves until their mother returns. 99% of the time humans shouldn't interfere in what we think we see, we're usually wrong when it comes to nature.
Because they thought this was a domestic dog. If they knew it was a fox kit when they found it, I'm sure they would have acted differently.
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You might have better results with Skype translate bot than with Google.
I barely glanced at it and knew it was a fox kit... sometimes I wonder about people.
Here again, lots of criticism for doing good; the man thought this was a puppy, did not know it was a wild animal; - was found by the road, therefore, even if he knew this was a wild animal, it was logical to assume it was orphaned.
Just FYI everybody: the correct term for young fixes is KITS not CUBS. Young swans are cygnets. Juvenile horses are foals--but a male foal is called a colt.Many such specific names exist, and as they always reflect human experience (thought we may not know how or why), we should treasure them for that very reason. Anyine got mnore sopecific names for animal young? Post 'em!
As a person who's fav animals are foxes...this is wholesome
I remember being amazed at how good google translate became for Japanese to English. Now I see they still have some way to go ... nice story though!
I was wondering at the garbled text. Google translate, that explains it. Never trust Google translate specially for anything important.
why would you give your email out on a public website!?
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Late at night, not familiar with dogs and/or foxes. If it was on the side of the road it needed help anyway, so it doesn't matter. Dude did the right thing by going to a vet and after that finding a rescue for this cute little baby. No snark necessary I guess is what I'm saying.
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I found an abandoned baby in the woods once. Turns out it was a sasquatch. I tried to raise him as a human, but he would only drink out of the aquarium and couldn't be toilet trained, so I had to contact a professional 'squatch rescue (Woods for All), and they released him into the wild. I still miss that little guy.
They're great when they're young. Haven't learned to turn on the distortion field that makes them perpetually out of focus yet.
Load More Replies... To be honest, I found the translations very amusing. :)
Load More Replies... Thanks for bringing that back - love the sad face for not being housebroken!
Load More Replies... Why won't people understand that wildlife mothers sometimes leave their young for a little while to go hunting. They know not to move or draw attention to themselves until their mother returns. 99% of the time humans shouldn't interfere in what we think we see, we're usually wrong when it comes to nature.
Because they thought this was a domestic dog. If they knew it was a fox kit when they found it, I'm sure they would have acted differently.
Load More Replies... You might have better results with Skype translate bot than with Google.
I barely glanced at it and knew it was a fox kit... sometimes I wonder about people.
Here again, lots of criticism for doing good; the man thought this was a puppy, did not know it was a wild animal; - was found by the road, therefore, even if he knew this was a wild animal, it was logical to assume it was orphaned.
Just FYI everybody: the correct term for young fixes is KITS not CUBS. Young swans are cygnets. Juvenile horses are foals--but a male foal is called a colt.Many such specific names exist, and as they always reflect human experience (thought we may not know how or why), we should treasure them for that very reason. Anyine got mnore sopecific names for animal young? Post 'em!
As a person who's fav animals are foxes...this is wholesome
I remember being amazed at how good google translate became for Japanese to English. Now I see they still have some way to go ... nice story though!
I was wondering at the garbled text. Google translate, that explains it. Never trust Google translate specially for anything important.
why would you give your email out on a public website!?
Load More Replies... Late at night, not familiar with dogs and/or foxes. If it was on the side of the road it needed help anyway, so it doesn't matter. Dude did the right thing by going to a vet and after that finding a rescue for this cute little baby. No snark necessary I guess is what I'm saying.
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