Re: OFF: Name for a cat

Eric Christopherson wrote:
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> <Taiko> also refers to that really cool Japanese drumming, and another
> meaning is 'raccoon,' one of my favorite animals :O)
Did you mean "tanuki" for the raccoon-like animal? The tanuki is not the
raccoon we know in North America, and it also shows some resemblence to
the badger. I haven't tracked down the Latin name for the species yet.

In Japanese legend it is yet another shape-shifter animal. The Japanese
animated film "Pompoko" (or maybe "Ponpoko") features tanuki. For most
of the film they are drawn anthropomorphically, but in some scenes they
are drawn very naturalistically. Their faces resembled those of racoons,
but their body shape and gait looked more like badgers.

And I agree that the taiko drumming is Way Cool. I've never been much of
a music fan, but I really respond to taiko drumming.

Laurie
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