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24 April 2017

Move over, Pizza Rat... It's Taco Squirrel!

A gutsy rat that dragged a full slice of pizza down the stairs of a New York City subway station became a social media sensation back in 2015.

But the hungry vermin has now been upstaged by its larger sister - the ravenous squirrel. Hailed the 'Taco Squirrel', this feisty rodent was captured tucking into the perfectly intact Mexican snack on a tree branch in a Brooklyn park, New York.

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via Daily Mail

Source: BPCA Newsflash

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