The AP says:

Imagine a mini-raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it's hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did — until now.

Researchers announced Thursday a rare discovery of a new species of mammal called the olinguito. The reddish-brown animal is about 2 feet long with a long tail and weighs about 2 pounds.

It belongs to a grouping of large creatures that include dogs, cats and bears.

Here it is:


On Twitter, sci-fi author John Scalzi said "I'm going to be the first to say it: The olinguito really isn't as cute as it is being marketed to us as." And I have to agree. First of all, there's nothing cute about raccoons. Raccoons are fucking abominations in the eyes of god and man. So that automatically sets the olinguito off as half-uncute. And that face may be shaped like a teddy bear's, but I find the pointy nose to be a little off-putting, not to mention the claws. Basically, I can't look at the olinguito without imagining it tearing my face to shreds because I stepped a little too close to the hunk of leather it happens to be chewing on. But what do you think?