Just to update you on this story from last night, the racoon that was evolving into a super predator able to climb tall buildings in search of prey, finally made it to the roof of the UBS building in St. Paul, Minnesota…
The moment you've all been waiting for… The #mprraccoon finally made it to the roof! https://t.co/2jcQ3Jzakr pic.twitter.com/dOztFl5Kxy
— WCCO – CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) June 13, 2018
…where it was promptly tricked into this cage with a can of cat food:
https://twitter.com/ubs_plaza/status/1006876321346211840
It will allegedly be moved to “somewhere safe”:
RACCOON UPDATE: it has been trapped, its eating, still on top of tower, will be released "somewhere safe" by private Brooklyn Park contractor Wildlife Management Services
— Tad Vezner (@SPnoir) June 13, 2018
So, are we really buying the “somewhere safe” narrative? Because history tells us differently:
https://twitter.com/AlongsideWild/status/1006891222944878594
Yep. It could be curtains for America’s latest superhero:
"I bet he has rabies." -My wife, a vet tech, upon seeing footage of the #MPRaccoon
— Myke (@MikeWehner) June 13, 2018
We’ll keep you posted.
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A raccoon climbing a skyscraper in Minnesota is a media sensation https://t.co/kJKnGFFmH4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 12, 2018