Richmond's drunk raccoon wins best animal story in America
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Remember that time, way back two weeks ago, when we asked readers to vote for Axios Local's best animal story?
The odds were stacked against us. Internally, our colleagues said our tipsy robber couldn't do it. They said the crown would not make it onto the trashed panda's tiny head.
Yes, but: It's like T-Pain once said: "All I do is win, win, win, no matter what."
Driving the news: After Axios closed the poll on Tuesday afternoon, results from over 2,100 responses showed Rocky the Drunk Raccoon annihilating with 48% of those votes.
- He was up against 10 other animals across Axios Local's 30+ cities.
Zoom in: Philly's 97-year-old Galápagos tortoise named Mommy came in a very far, very distant second with 17%.
- Denver BFFs Baya and Rebecca, a howler monkey and capybara duo, came in third with 14%.
The bottom line: Never underestimate a raccoon with a rap sheet and a Richmond fan base.