Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Animal Action Around the City
By
Jen Chung
Published Jun 14, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Jun 14, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Was this baby lamb a little too eager for the city's Farm Aid concert? Because she was found wandering around the Bronx yesterday morning. Julio Rivera, who saw her near his car, chased her in order to get a hold of her, but then the lamb chased him back! Newsday reported, "The spectacle lasted half an hour until Rivera got the upper hand and corraled Lucky Lady in a parking lot. Responding police officers used camera phones to take pictures of themselves next to the sheep." Hee! The lamb was taken to Animal Care and Control, which determined she is 7 months old and renamed her "Lucky Lady" - they think she escaped from an auction or slaughterhouse. Lucky Lady will be headed to a farm sanctuary upstate.
And then there were two (two!) reports of baby birds falling as they attempted to fly. A 6-week-old falcon was found on Third Avenue in the 50s, while a 6-week-old red tail hawk on 55th Street near the Ziegfeld Theatre prompted the attention of "nine cops, three Parks Department rangers, a volunteer from the Audubon Society, a licensed hawk rehabilitator, a half-dozen good Samaritans, a homeless man, a gaggle of paparazzi" plus onlookers. The Daily News reported that a homeless man tried to run away with the hawk, but the "angry mob" stopped him. It's not clear if the baby hawk is related to Pale Male or Lola, the city's most famous red tailed hawks; the NY Times says the Parks Department isn't performing any DNA tests, but Lincoln Karim, Pale Male documentarian, told the Times, "The hawk is Pale Male's grandchild. It was born at 888 Seventh Avenue on the 34th floor."
And vacuuming the stuffed elephant at the Museum of Natural History is like vacuuming a really delicate carpet.
Photograph of Lucky Lady by Kathy Willens/AP
Tagged
Animal Care
animals
audubon society
baby
bronx
daily news
Farm Aid
history
homeless
Kathy Willens
Lincoln Karim
lucky lady
museum
Natural History
news
ny times
pale male
paparazzi
parking
parks
parks department
pictures
police
Seventh Avenue
the city
the daily news
theatre
Third Avenue
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Are you a New Yorker? The Department of New Yorker Verification will now decide.
There is now an (un)official verification process for those who can claim the title of city resident.
By
Hannah Frishberg
Published Oct 2, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET
In the mood for a pastoral autumn experience? Try Queens.
We went fall-maxxing at edge of town.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
Arts & Entertainment
In the mood for a pastoral autumn experience? Try Queens.
We went fall-maxxing at edge of town.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
October is spooky season at the movies in New York City
By
Emma Stefansky
At the Museum at FIT, an argument for dolls as the ultimate fashion influencers
By
Quinn Moreland
Immanuel Wilkins is upholding NYC's jazz history. He's also dreaming up its future.
By
Sonia Rao
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .