西雅图网红浣熊Jimothy收到死亡威胁：粉丝页呼吁不要公开它的位置
11月8日，生活在美国华盛顿州西雅图市Ballard社区的网红浣熊Jimothy的Facebook粉丝页发帖说，过去一周里多达四个人对这只浣熊发出死亡威胁和死亡祝愿，页面呼吁所有人永远不要公开它的确切位置。据FOX 13西雅图台与KIRO 7电视台报道，粉丝页原文写道：「请永远不要分享Jimothy的确切位置，不要写在帖子里、评论里、视频里，任何地方都不要。」
粉丝页举出的威胁留言中，有人写道，看着Jimothy被喂给郊狼会让自己「感到高兴」；还有人写道，是时候让Jimothy「结束痛苦」了。页面管理者说，后一条留言已经报告给执法部门。管理者写道：「不管这些人是真的有暴力倾向，还是只是在网上逞口舌之快，都不重要。有人能在公开论坛上说出这种话，我不会拿它的安全去冒险。」
Jimothy今年7月走红。西雅图居民Kiana Hall 7月13日晚散步时拍到它，7月14日把视频发到Instagram，短短11天播放量超过830万次。它的身体圆滚滚、看起来几乎没有脖子。兽医专家看过视频后认为，它很可能天生患有短脊综合征，脊椎被压缩，所以身形比普通浣熊短得多。华盛顿州鱼类与野生动物厅此前表示，它看起来健康、能自己活动和觅食，不需要人去干预。
动物饲养员Wendi Mallo对FOX 13说，城市里的浣熊本来就要面对汽车和狗等危险，她呼吁人们远距离欣赏野生动物，不要靠近、不要投喂。如今，这条提醒多了一层新含义：喜欢Jimothy的人能为它做的最实在的事，是把它的住处藏好。
Seattle's Viral Raccoon Jimothy Gets Death Threats: Fan Page Urges Fans Never to Share His Location
On November 8, the Facebook fan page for Jimothy, the viral raccoon living in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood in Washington state, posted that as many as four people had issued death threats and death wishes against the raccoon in the past week, and urged everyone never to share his exact location. According to FOX 13 Seattle and KIRO 7, the page wrote: "Please NEVER share Jimothy's exact location! Not in posts, not in comments, not in videos, nowhere."
Among the threats the page cited, one person wrote that seeing Jimothy fed to a coyote would "bring me joy," and another wrote that it was time to put Jimothy "out of his misery." The page's administrator said the second comment had been reported to law enforcement. "Whether these psychopaths are truly violent or more of the 'edgelord' kind, it doesn't matter," the administrator wrote. "I'm not taking any chances with people who are comfortable to say things like this on a public forum."
Jimothy became an internet sensation in July. Seattle resident Kiana Hall filmed him during an evening walk on July 13 and posted the clip to Instagram on July 14; it drew more than 8.3 million views in 11 days. His body is round and compact, with almost no visible neck. Veterinarians who reviewed the footage believe he was likely born with short spine syndrome, a rare condition that compresses the vertebrae and makes his torso far shorter than a typical raccoon's. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has said he appears healthy, able to move and feed himself, and should be left alone.
Animal keeper Wendi Mallo told FOX 13 that urban raccoons already face dangers including cars and dogs, and encouraged people to admire wildlife from a distance rather than approaching or feeding it. After this week's threats, that advice carries a new meaning: the most practical thing Jimothy's fans can do for him is to keep his home hidden.
来源：Jimothy的Facebook粉丝页
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图片来源：图：普通浣熊资料图（Steven Pavlov摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons），画面中不是Jimothy本人，已裁为精确16:9。/ A common raccoon (file photo by Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons); the animal pictured is not Jimothy. Pre-cropped to an exact 16:9 frame.
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