Fox-squirrels, also known as Squirrel-foxes in the manga, are small, catlike animals [1], generally found wild and considered impossible to domesticate.
Teto is a fox-squirrel, rescued by yupa from the toxic jungle, and the reason he got chased by the ohmu at the beginning of the story.
These creatures also make a brief cameo appearance in Laputa: Castle in the Sky.
In the anime, Yupa mentions that Teto didn't inhale too much of the Toxic Jungle's spores, which indicates that fox-squirrels are not native to the jungle and cannot stay there for too long, similar to humans.
Gallery[]
nausicaa feeding teto whats left of the chiko nuts
Nomenclature[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キツネリス | |
| Romaji | kitsunerisu | |
| English | Fox-squirrel | |
| Danish | Ræve-egern | |
| Norwegian | Reveekorn | |
| Swedish | Rävekorre |
References[]
- ↑ DE1a pg 22 (first appearance)
a See Page Conversions Between Editions to convert Deluxe Edition volume 1 (DE1) to other editions
| Creatures
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| Domesticated Animals • Dorok Cavalry Mounts • Fox-squirrels • God Warriors • Hebikera • Heedra • Hisokusari Fungus • Horseclaw • Kai and Kui • Kest • Landgrub • Ohma • Ohmu • Pipeworm • Royal Yanma • Slugworm • Teto • Tobimushi • Wingworm | ||