PULLMAN, Wash., July 28 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
Marcie Logsdon, a wildlife veterinarian at WSU's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, offers her thoughts on Jimothy, the Seattle-area raccoon who has become a viral sensation (video by TedS. Warren/College of Veterinary Medicine).
Jimothy, the Seattle raccoon whose unusual appearance has made him an internet sensation, may have an extremely rare condition that Washington State University wildlife veterinarians say they've never seen before. His popularity, they say, is also a reminder that the best way to care about wild animals is to admire them from a distance.
While thousands have fallen in love with the raccoon and his uncommon appearance, WSU wildlif...