Do You Smell That? Baby Skunks Found In Bronx Subway Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- There are plenty of smells in New York City's subways. But skunks?
NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Fox tweeted that two "odor-able" baby skunks were found hanging around the Castle Hill station in the Bronx Friday morning.
Lost on the way to the Bronx Zoo - Our officers helped these 2 "odor-able" striped kittens at the Castle Hill station pic.twitter.com/HPRWK6pqHD
— NYPD Transit (@NYPDTransit) August 7, 2015
They were taken to a veterinarian's office to be examined.
Fox applauded the transit officers and worker for helping the animals and, in his words, "getting far closer than I would have.''
The city Parks Department noted that skunks are native to New York and "part of NYC wildlife.''
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