As part of its "Urban Menagerie" feature, NY Mag has an excellent history of the squirrel in New York City. Did you know that squirrels were actually eliminated from the city before being reintroduced by the Central Park Menagerie? Or that Ben Franklin had a pet squirrel named Mungo who was eaten by a dog? There's more. [NY Mag; photo by Stephen Sandoval]
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