A wayward raccoon who spent his Friday afternoon hanging out in a tree along a busy stretch of Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia caused a spectacle as animal control worked to get him to the ground.
The woodland animal was perched in a tree out front of Morton's Steakhouse along the 1400 block of Walnut Street near Broad.
A crowd formed nearby as control officers from ACCT Philly climbed a ladder to try and lasso the furry guy.
Sports writer Michael Tanier live-tweeted the ordeal. Animal control missed the raccoon once and the crowd cheered as he evaded capture, Tanier said.
The raccoon was eventually captured and taken away. It's not clear if the animal will be released back into the wild.
