Has Racco surpassed its popularity? Look at the “guardian uncle” who loves like a daughter “What is this feeling …” | ORICON NEWS

Mei-chan (16), who is said to be “too cute” when standing and walking, what is not seen in nature and the gesture of putting her hands on both hands of her face. Yoshihiro Ishihara (59), who has been breeding for 40 years, is the most popular person at the Toba Aquarium, but he is gaining popularity over Mei-chan. Comments were received such as “Racco is cute, but the uncle is also cute!”, “What a feeling that this is in common …”, “I can’t help but feel like a partner”, and the camera was adored as a daughter . There are many people who say that the scroll is full of photos of the uncle instead of Racco. I asked Mr. Ishihara about the truth of the rumored “Legend of Racco’s Cute Place” such as “Racco sleeps hand in hand”, “Sleeping with seaweed wrapped” and “Warming hands over eyes”.

The raccoon is designated as an endangered species. In Japan, more than 120 ratco were once raised in aquariums across the country, but now only 6 can be seen in 4 facilities. At the Toba Aquarium, which managed to give birth for the first time in Japan in 1984, the female Mei-chan, who was born and raised in the same building, is currently bred. It is very popular with artisans, such as “I’m going to eat” with both hands in front of the chest and “Ikamimi Jump”, a great technique for jumping and scooping squid out of food.

According to Mr. Ishihara, who has been watching the growth since she was born at the Toba Aquarium in 2004, Mei-chan is “a talkative but lively and energetic little girl.” He was also very smart and quickly acquired 10 different tricks, such as walking on two legs, moving his head, and putting his hands on his face.

“The cute movement of putting both hands on the face was originally a pose of simply putting both hands on the top of the head, but as the hands gradually lowered, Mei himself began to fix it. When the back is touched of the head, makes that gesture “. (Mr. Ishihara / same below)

It actually looks like this cute move is leaving the hair on the face, and when this move is done, the wet hair in the pool will be fluffy and fluffy.

It was a great topic to see Racco walking around, which cannot be seen in the wild, but when I asked Mr. Ishihara who was surprised by Mei-chan’s actions, he said, “I have a lot of small shells in my pocket. I have something what to do, but I have to cover it with a large shell to prevent it from spilling. I was surprised that he was thinking and coming up with how to prevent it from spilling. ” ..

It was a great topic to see Racco walking around, which cannot be seen in the wild, but when I asked Mr. Ishihara who was surprised by Mei-chan’s actions, he said, “I have a lot of small shells in my pocket. I have something what to do, but I have to cover it with a large shell to prevent it from spilling. I was surprised that he was thinking and figuring out how to prevent it from spilling. ” ..

Mr. Ishihara says he pays the most attention to his health when raising rare raco. It is essential to observe the condition immediately after going to work and before leaving the office. At first glance, Ishihara-san and Mei-chan seem to be playing with each other and performing their tricks, but we decided to check if there were any abnormalities such as scratches on the limbs, not being able to walk as usual or not being able to jump. It is said to be useful. However, the depth of the relationship of trust is beyond our imagination because it is said that “others can understand the state of mind by their eyes, gestures and speech style (of the person in charge)”.