Seattle’s Newest Cryptid Is Actually Just A Very Round Raccoon Named Jimothy

Kotaku | 18.07.2026 02:00
Earlier this week, some people in the Seattle, Washington area began spotting a strange little creature scuttling about. Was it a new cryptid? A new mysterious creature like Bigfoot or Nessie? Nope. Instead, what people were spotting was a raccoon with a deformed spine that locals have started referring to as Jimothy. And unlike those other cryptids, he’s real and cool.