NYC Rats (IMAGE)

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NYC Rats

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A mother rat (behind) and two pups (in front) emerge from a storm drain basin in NYC. The mother rat is taking her young to feast on nearby garbage bags filled and left sitting overnight prior to sanitation removal the next day.

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Michael Cammer, NYU

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