Digging out da city kine wild animal mystery: Raccoon rubbish scavenging 🦝🗑️🔍
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🧐 Science get one kine story fo’ tell you about how dey diggin’ up secrets from da raccoon in yo rubbish. You know, dat same raccoon wea stay raiding your trash can late at night. One recent September night inside Forest Park for Queens side, dem scientists wen catch one raccoon fo sampling and study.
Dey like learn more about wildlife an how disease spread around New York. Dese scientists studying urban animals an da kind diseases dey carry around town so they can understand what kind risk people, pets an even the animals themselves might face. Emily Anthes wen write dis story from Queens where she spent six hours watching as dem guys was swabbing down some raccoons and opossums. Early morning last month Laura Dudley Plimpton found herself inside Forest Park looking at two captured raccoons. Dis not her first rodeo though; she had caught two of them before in a cage trap meant for just one animal!
But usually when that happened it would be a mother with her small baby kit inside the cage too. This time however there were two fully grown adults stuffed into this tiny cage! They looked like bristly fur balls merged together to form what someone on the trapping team called one big squish. The funny thing is these fat little fellas didn’t seem bothered by their predicament; instead they seemed quite comfortable resting atop each other within their marshmallow-baited prison! You guys are so silly, Ms.Plimpton said laughing while admiring her French braid which remained neat despite being out here since dawn🌅 .
She turned towards a colleague adding: “I really don’t know how they did that. They must have raced each other to the marshmallow. The raccoons’ antics earned them a quick check-up from the vet, a rabies shot and their own spot in Ms.Plimpton’s study of urban animals and how diseases spread across town. New York City is crawling with all kinds of creatures – raccoons, skunks, opossums even deer and sometimes coyotes! These guys are not always visible to people but they sure know how to utilize human resources like trash 🗑️ , says Maria Diuk-Wasser who leads Columbia’s eco-epidemiology lab where Ms.
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Uncovering Urban Wildlife Secrets: Raccoon Garbage Explorati…
🧐 Science has an interesting tale to share about uncovering secrets from the raccoon in your garbage.
You know, that same raccoon that frequents your trash can late at night. On a recent September night within Forest Park in Queens, scientists managed to capture a raccoon for sampling and study.They aim to learn more about wildlife and how diseases are transmitted throughout New York. These researchers are studying urban animals and their associated diseases so they can comprehend what kind of risks humans, pets, or even the animals themselves might face.
Emily Anthes wrote this story from Queens where she spent six hours observing as these individuals were swabbing down some raccoons and opossums early one morning last month Laura Dudley Plimpton found herself inside Forest Park looking at two captured raccoons.This wasn’t her first experience; she had previously trapped two of them using a cage trap designed for just one animal! But usually when this occurred it would be a mother with her small baby kit also inside the cage too.This time however there were two fully grown adults crammed into this tiny enclosure! They appeared like prickly fur balls combined together forming what someone on trapping team referred as one big squishy mass.The amusing part is these chubby little guys didn’t seem troubled by their situation; instead they seemed quite comfortable resting atop each other within their marshmallow-baited confinement!
You guys are so silly, Ms.Plimpton said laughing while admiring her French braid which remained neat despite being out here since dawn🌅 . She turned towards colleague adding: “I really don’t understand how they did that.They must have raced each other towards marshmallow. The antics of these Raccoons earned them a quick medical check-up, a rabies shot and their own place in Ms.Plimpton’s study of urban animals and how diseases spread across town.
New York City is teeming with all sorts of creatures – raccoons, skunks, opossums even deer and sometimes coyotes!
