A Raccoon Inside a Car Engine

racoon or cat?
This morning, Maria Jose told us an story that was quite cartoonish and has the potential of becoming an urban legend. She said that yesterday, after having lunch in the house of one of his professors in the Hyde Park neighborhood, she found a raccoon inside the engine of his car. She said that she wanted to see why the engine of her car was making noises and decided to open the engine compartment. When she opened she found a raccoon next to the engine, she looked at the its eyes and both got scared. The raccoon hided on the back of the engine. She tried to scare the animal using a long stick and also spilled water over the engine. However, she couldn’t make it leave the compartment of the car and she had to drive with the raccoon inside.

We were surprised by her story and decided to check out with our own eyes the engine of her car and see if the animal was still there. She opened the compartment but the animal was no longer there.

un mapache en ep motor

We found some footprints over the engine but still we are not sure if they are from a cat or from a raccoon. If somebody out there in the internet can help us determine the origin of this marks it would be appreciate it. Meanwhile, we just keep speculating about how that wild animal ended sitting next to an car engine.

un gato o un mapache?

1 Comment

  1. Oh yeah. Worst part is she crapped all over the engine and chewed up ignition wires and hood insulation. I’m thinking of trying to put a tarp over the access areas to the engine, but any solution will be highly inconvenient. They are cute, but my issue is they have crapped in every area that is somewhat shielded, such as in corners. It is the messiest of the messy stuff, I might add. I have tried to block off every area I can, but I am running out of stuff to use.

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