How to Identify New York City Wildlife

What if New York City were a jungle and the people in it were wild animals? Ok, nevermind.

Last summer, the wife and I took the kids out on Safari (at the San Diego Wild Animal Park). And as I listened to our tour guide describe the life and habits of the animals there, I couldn’t help but think about the many wild creatures that roam the concrete wilderness that is New York City. So I’ve taken it upon myself to catalog the various creatures living in the Big Apple.

TOURISTS (Canius Tekar Picturus)
Some say these visitors are the lifeblood of New York City, bringing much needed dollars to the Hotels, Restaurants (mainly Olive Garden), Museums and Broadway shows much in the same way Bees bring pollen to the flowers. They can be identified by their brightly colored clothes, cameras around their necks and their peculiar habit of holding a map while staring straight up at the sky. Some behavioral scientists believe they are navigating by the clouds and others speculate that they are telling time using the sun. For reasons unknown, tourists can only be found in Manhattan. And in the winter months, they can be distinguished by the ski-lift badges attached to their jackets.

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