Spider-Racoon, Spider-Racoon, does what spider can...
Remember the
Paris Spider-Man that scaled an apartment building a few weeks back, in order to save a stranded four year old?
Well, if he ever needs a cute animal sidekick, we’ve got him covered.
On Tuesday, a wily racoon found itself stuck on a ledge beneath the UBS building in St. Paul, Minnesota. The animal had been stuck there for two days, without any food or water. It had reportedly been on a different, smaller building and had been removed by pest control officers - but then fled to the much, much taller UBS Building.
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006552718813663232
And because it’s just a dumb – if incredibly cute – animal, it eventually thought the best thing to do was just climb up.
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006633825454231553
And up. Here he is climbing past the thirteenth floor.
https://twitter.com/Johnson88Ben/status/1006623416772972545
Videos of Spider-Racoon started to spread.
https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1006635941065318400
Occasionally, he stopped for a nap. As people became concerned for its safety, the fire department eventually made a visit. Cat food was even left out for it.
https://twitter.com/efrostee/status/1006649650227576832
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006617209811226624
Wild life experts advised authorities not to get to close to the racoon, as their presence could startle it and cause it to leap from the building. The fire department also stated that they couldn't risk the life of a fire fighter to rescue a racoon, no matter how much Twitter cared about it.
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006665997003182081
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006575172772646914
This is how insanely high it got.
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006674404179406848
All this was being reported on via social media in real time, and like any good animal on the loose story, Twitter was loving it. It even inspired fan art.
https://twitter.com/mtegeder/status/1006636417013907456
Fans turned out IRL to support their new furry hero.
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006716410947604486
Eventually, the racoon started to descend the building.
https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006740762355208192
https://twitter.com/bengarvin/status/1006742745560616960
We hope it gets down safely. We also eagerly look forward to its fifteen minutes of fame afterward, when it appears on
Ellen, then
The Celebrity Apprentice, and inevitably gets
Milkshake Duck'd.
https://twitter.com/outlawvern/status/1006796362678177792
