Charli XCX could have hope the release of his new album Another summer of Brat begins, but many believe the season has already been claimed by a hairier force: Jimothy.

First seen bounding through the streets of Washington, the Seattle raccoon with an unusual, lanky shape and the scampering appearance of a Tasmanian devil has been seized upon by the Internet as a hit new meme.

Like Moo Deng and Neil the Seal before him, he’s the latest cute, distinctive, seemingly chaotic creature to have been immortalized in amateur images, sometimes in cringe-worthy brand posts, and even on murals.

But what is it about Jimothy, as he was nicknamed, that has taken over the Internet?

It all started with a harmless video shared by Seattle resident Kiana Hall on Instagram.

“What am I looking at?” Hall could be heard exclaiming, as the unusual-looking raccoon darts down a sidewalk and up some nearby steps.

A caption alongside referred to the creature as “Jimothy the Raccoon with Short Spine Syndrome.”

While it is not known for certain whether the condition was the cause of its appearance, many have assumed it and the description has stuck.