Japanese Raccoon Dogs Try to Remove Snow at the Den Entrance in Late March

Japanese raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes viverrinus, family Canidae) alternately visiting the winter den site in the leafless secondary forest. They tried to dig out the snowy entrance, but left soon without entering inside. Note that the last one was night-blind (loss of bilateral tapetal reflection). Captured with my new trailcam day and night of late-March 2025 in Japan. For a full story (text in Japanese); https://sigma-nature-vlog.blogspot.com/2026/07/3_01622832057.html 0:00 21 Mar 0:41 22 Mar