Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Rocky picture show



Animal-control officers from the NYPD responded to a report of a sick or wounded raccoon yesterday in Tompkins Square Park...





EVG contributor Derek Berg, who took these photos, said that the officers were gentle with the raccoon, which one of them named Rocky. After getting checked out, the officers said that Rocky would be released...

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

That looks like a very young raccoon.

James Taylor said...

I'm sure it's only a scratch, and Rocky will be better as soon as he is able...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6OHU30v24Q

nygrump said...

Do you think he trekked all the way from Central or Inwood Park?

Anonymous said...

More likely he came from the parkland along the East River, or he's a native. I'd love to pick his brain about what it was like back in the day.

Anonymous said...

That's my Pomeranian!

Anonymous said...

he's probably native to the park. studies show that raccoons keep very limited habitats. they don't venture more than one or two blocks in their daily movement.

cute little critter.

Anonymous said...

Raccoons are normally mostly nocturnal. Yes, looks young, but, I am always very cautious around a raccoon seen in broad daylight. It might mean it has rabies.

Anonymous said...

Rocky Raccoon. He was a fool unto himself, he would not swallow his foolish pride.

Anonymous said...

#RaccoonLivesMatter

Eden Bee said...

I finally saw the weird bird and I miss the rabid raccoon. The park is turning into a zoo. Thank Obama!

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear the animal control officers were gentle with the little guy.

Anonymous said...

Glad they were kind to the raccoon. Hope he/she is fine…

- East Villager

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

A racoon came into our apartment on East 5th Street through an open window a few weeks ago. We screamed. He/she left.