One of the problems with having a zoo in New York City is that any animal inside of it will have to deal with all the same shit residents do.

For example, New York City is filled with rats. Like, so full of rats that they’ve invaded every possible crevice of every neighborhood — so full of rats that New Yorkers are considering *gasp* using trash cans.

All of which is to say, any zoo you open in the city is going to feature animals from around the world alongside a host of rats. Sometimes, however, the animals fight back, as is what seems to have happened here.