New York City cops chase, nab coyote in dowtown Manhattan
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NYPD officers nabbed a wily coyote Saturday who made a rare trek to lower Manhattan.
Police chased after the female coyote after a pedestrian spotted the animal trotting through Battery Park City around 6 a.m., the New York Post reported.
The pursuit with police patrol car lights flashing lasted more than two hours.
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The paper said police collard their prey with a tranquilizer dart as it cowered under the tables and chairs of an outdoor café.
There have been several coyote sightings in Manhattan in the past few days, a noisy metropolitan stew more suitable for humans than wildlife.
Police transported the coyote uptown where it was booked into the Center For Animal Care and Control.
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The city Parks Department said the coyote “was examined and will be released into an appropriate wilderness area.”