Odd wildlife of the day, an apparently ongoing series:
So there's an albino rat roaming downtown Albany. #UpstateAmerica cc: @alloveralbany @JimmyVielkind pic.twitter.com/7MxhvoTqeC
— Zack Hutchins (@Z_Hutch) December 16, 2014Maybe downtown Albany should have its own enclosed nature preserve.
Earlier on AOA: Behold, the white squirrels at play
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I hope you quickly put the car in reverse and dispatched the plague carrying vermin to the hell he comes from!
... said ace on Dec 16, 2014 at 10:56 AM | link
for consideration: it's very likely a housepet that escaped when some kid wasn't paying attention...
... said sara on Dec 16, 2014 at 11:03 AM | link
Looks to be an escaped pet or a lab rat. BTW, rats are extremely fastidious, intelligent creatures - most likely they'll long outlast us.
... said -R. on Dec 16, 2014 at 11:26 AM | link