Obese rat dies escaping NYC trash can — but locals laud sick scene as high art: ‘It’s sculpture’
New Yorkers are reacting to the sight of an obese rat that died while stuck in a trash can in Riverside Park, with some jokingly describing the scene as art.
Even rodent-weary New Yorkers were deeply moved by the sight of a rat so fat it died after gorging on garbage in Riverside Park — with some comparing the sidewalk scene to high art or “a New York sculpture.” The rat was found squeezed and slumped between the bars of a trashcan near Riverside’s 103rd...
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