Check out this animal taking a swim in the floods from Hurricane Ian!

• Published date: 04 October 2022
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

A recent TikTok video went viral when an enterprising racoon swam directly up to a newscaster, who was utterly delighted

The raccoon seemed perfectly at home in the water. In general, the furry masked bandits are very adaptable creatures and can be decent swimmers despite their body being relatively large in comparison to their legs.

Charlie the raccoon

The video was uploaded on Sunday by an account called "Hansen's Wildlife." This particular raccoon is a recurring character on their TikTok account. His name is Cheese and he is a pet raccoon.

While the video was not directly...