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\n A hedgehog? A rat? No, the creature on the ledge at East 35th Street was
\n an opossum, not such a rarity in New York. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n
What was that furry creature parked yesterday
\n on a ledge at 135 East 35th Street? A big rat? A cat? A small bear? For
\n nearly eight hours, a quiet corner in Murray Hill was transformed into
\n a kind of temporary zoo, as passers-by stopped to gawk and guess the
\n identity of the long-snouted cat-size animal that paced along a narrow
\n stone ledge about nine feet over a brownstone garden, sniffing, shaking
\n and yawning.<\/p>\n
"I was thinking it was a badger, in honor of Operation Badger," said
\n Jennifer Gould, who may have been the first to spot it, at 7:30 a.m. (see
\n following story)<\/p>\n
"I thought someone had put a giant statue of a rat in front of the
\n building," said
\n Lynn Peraza, owner of the topless club Flashdancers, who wore a multicolored
\n fur coat. The animal was, in fact, an opossum – and not entirely an alien
\n in Manhattan.."<\/p>\n
from the New York Times<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A hedgehog? A rat? No, the creature on the ledge at East 35th Street was an opossum, not such a rarity in New York. What was that furry creature parked yesterday on a ledge at 135 East 35th Street? A … Continue reading