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Drach88 t1_ix24m3g wrote

Reply to comment by catwhowalksbyhimself in TIL: raccoons are native to North America, having been introduced elsewhere only in the 20th century. by acequark

I stumbled across someone feeding them over the park wall up near 108th or so. More trash pandas than I've ever seen. A racoon platoon, if you will. Maybe three or four dozen all waiting for food. As a kid, I recall seeing one casually scaling a fence to the alley between buildings. People forget that Manhattan's got wildlife.

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tinoynk t1_ix2k1et wrote

The best wildlife we have is the birds of prey. It’s pretty amazing being in the asphalt jungle and then see a red tailed hawk just tear into a dirty ass pigeon.

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