Jimothy the raccoon merch is taking over Etsy and Amazon

Last week, Seattle resident Kiana Hall spotted an oddly bedraggled-looking raccoon running across her backyard. She took a video, posted it on Instagram, and named the creature “Jimothy” in her caption. Less than a week later, Jimothy has been seen millions of times online, is getting followed by citizen paparazzi, and now has his own merch. Every once in a while, an animal comes along with such a striking appearance that it’s destined to carve out a fervent (if often short-lived) cult fanbase online. Recent examples of this phenomenon have included Moo Deng, the adorably chunky hippo who l...