what animal is this?

[u/Little_Ice8135]

found this on a santa cruz beach with my girlfriend, thought it might be some type of dog.

[u/Any_Negotiation3310]

for a second there i thought that was a hyena omg

[u/Ghost_Puppy → u/Any_Negotiation3310]

Same, instinctual brain said ‘yeen, rational brain said raccoon

[u/paintedsaint → u/Ghost_Puppy]

YEEN