I met my first bonafide New York rat the other morning. I was walking on 55th Street between Park and Lexington as I saw this skinny rat scurry right past me! I’ll admit I jumped and maybe even yelped. He wasn’t as large or fat as I expected a New York rat to be. I mean I saw much fatter Indian rats—although I think those rats may benefit from the Hindu principle of ahimsa (non violence).
Interestingly, Aliza (a friend from the yoga training) told me that the population of New York rats is large because they are able to navigate the grid system here. I find that idea very fascinating somehow.
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There have been a few articles going around recently about the dogs in Moscow learning their way around the subway system. Here's a taste:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=2462
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121123197068805001.html
That is seriously disturbing and very fascinating! Thanks for the link Ransom!
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