Is it real?

Oh yes it is, a wild coyote in the heart of the city.

Anything could happen on the streets of Chicago.

Not exactly where you might expect to find a coyote.

Just before two o'clock employees at this downtown Quiznos

said the coyote simply walked in and why not the front door was open.

Right into a fast food restaurant full of people

an event so rare it made the evening news.

Then he went around and tried to jump over the soda cooler

and just fell back in and he can sell themself there.

For one hour the coyote sat in the soda cooler

at times it looked like he was sleeping

all the while attracting a large crowd of onlookers

people armed with cell phones and cameras.

So it's not every day that you see a wild animal essentially say

ah this will do this is part of my territory too.

This is Professor Chris Shell a researcher who focuses on urban wildlife.

That is that is very abhorrent behavior for those of y'all listening to this podcast

that's not normal.

So to have that happen in downtown Chicago was mind-boggling.

Why did the coyote walk into the Quiznos?

How is it so tolerant of people?

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