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Mom Speaks Out About ‘Hissing’ Raccoon’s Intrusion Into Her 8th Floor Apartment

October 13, 2017 | 9:41 AM
in ABSURDITY, NEWS
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Roxanna Sherwood was at work on Tuesday morning when she got this text.

Her eight-year-old son Rio’s babysitter Ana Perez had taken the photo, and Rio had written the text.

And there it was: a raccoon sitting on the windowsill of her son’s bedroom next to the plastic dinosaur and the old sled and the stuffed snake in their eighth floor apartment at 93rd Street and West End Avenue.

“Rio was getting ready for school at 8:20 a.m.,” she told us. “The sitter went in and out of Rio’s bedroom to get Rio’s clothes and the raccoon was hissing wildly at her each time. The raccoon remained in the room for a few hours after they went to school.  The super tried to get it out with a stick but it refused to leave. When I spoke to him after he tried, he said he called animal control.  Next thing I knew, I saw on the local news that it was actually the NYPD emergency services unit that showed up to get him out!”

We are trying to find out where the raccoon was released and are waiting on word from the police.

Please help us come up with a nickname for this intrepid creature in the comments!

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Allison
Allison
5 years ago

He was just cold and looking to take a nap! Leave him alone!

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Lynn Sien
Lynn Sien
5 years ago

Intrepid is a good name!

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Paul
Paul
5 years ago

If it’s a male, Rocky seems obvious (The Beatles).

For a female, Lisa comes to mind (reference to “Oh, Hello” on Broadway, Nick Kroll & John Mulaney)

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Elaina
Elaina
5 years ago

Call him Westy since he ended up on WEA.

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M
M
5 years ago

Please make sure this animal is not rabid.

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Roger Bilco
Roger Bilco
5 years ago

Just call him the “Coon”

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Ellen
Ellen
5 years ago

name Rocky (Raccoon). Hissing was a message that Rocky, too, was scared…

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Kylee the Cattledog
Kylee the Cattledog
5 years ago

I bet this is the reincarnation of a loved one that wanted to say hello to the family. I would hate to get a hall pass from heaven to occupy a mortal body for the day only to be pushed out a window sill with a stick. Where’s the love?!?

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Rochelle
Rochelle
5 years ago

Very unusual but raccoons do hiss when they are scared

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RUBY in Gotham
RUBY in Gotham
5 years ago

RAIDER

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Esther C.
Esther C.
5 years ago

How about Hiss…tyerical?!

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JB
JB
5 years ago

I would like to point out that raccoons are nocturnal animals. There is a risk that when they are out and about during the day it may be a sign that they have rabies.

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Ira
Ira
5 years ago

How about placng a screen in the window when open?

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tj
tj
5 years ago

Rocky burst in and grinning a grin
He said Danny boy this is a showdown

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dannyboy
dannyboy
5 years ago
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But Daniel was hot-he drew first and shot And Rocky collapsed in the corner.

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lauren
lauren
5 years ago
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The visual of this made me laugh at loud.

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Sarah Holly
Sarah Holly
5 years ago

Since he climbed all that way up to the 8th floor and they call rock climbers rock-jocks, I think Rocky is the appropriate name.

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Bruce bernstein
Bruce bernstein
5 years ago

HissyFit.

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Judith M Kass
Judith M Kass
5 years ago

Intrepid, my foot! Racoons are dangerous. When the proper authority finds out who released this “hissing” animal they should be fined — and sent to bed without their supper!

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lin
lin
5 years ago

I like the name SNOOPY—-not creative but appropriate.

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Barbara Rockmore
Barbara Rockmore
5 years ago

Rambler.

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Barbara
Barbara
5 years ago

I hope he/she was tested for rabies before they released it. Doesn’t sound like it given the time frame. Not normal to see a hissing raccoon in daylight.

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Judith Mitchell
Judith Mitchell
5 years ago

“Roomie Raccoon” is what I’d name the little guy. Hope he’s ok!

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Ray von Dohren
Ray von Dohren
5 years ago

Obviously, it must be the Hissing Bandit.

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Jane Parsons-DeWitt
Jane Parsons-DeWitt
5 years ago

Rocky Raccoon of course!

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GG
GG
5 years ago

Ok, someone has to say it. This kid’s grammar and punctuation are all over the place!:) Proper noun? NOT capitalized…regular noun…capitalized. Third person use of to be?? singular? I’m getting dizzy.

Who want’s to bet me that Mom wrote this text to herself to make the story that much cuter. Awwwww….if it wasn’t digital there would probably be a backward “e” or a “6” instead of a letter, like the Little Rascals or something.:)

Maybe not? What can I say, I’m jaded and skeptical.

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humane
humane
5 years ago

I truly hope they did the humane thing and relocated the raccoon and did not harm him/her.

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Glen
Glen
5 years ago

Animal control in NYC is pretty sophisticated, they know what it means when a nocturnal animal is out and about during the daytime and acting in an unusual manner. I doubt the animal was “released.” Unless you mean “released” as in “from this vale of tears.”

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GG
GG
5 years ago
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You I like.:)

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Lisa Shaw
Lisa Shaw
5 years ago

Westie

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kschok
kschok
5 years ago

“Mayor Bill” . . . he doesn’t seem to be getting much work done up there.

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Sandra Gleich
Sandra Gleich
5 years ago

Wild Bird Fund recently did a little post on raccoons and asked that any one seeing one let them know. I have seen two in Central Park.

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Rob G.
Rob G.
5 years ago

Gary.

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Jane
Jane
5 years ago

Rocky, of course!

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Old Judge
Old Judge
5 years ago

Trash Panda.

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Mrs. Lovett
Mrs. Lovett
5 years ago

Sausage.

“Them pussy cats is quick.”

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Svea
Svea
5 years ago

I fear for Rocky’s life.

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Casandra
Casandra
5 years ago

Looks a little small compared with
the ones I’ve seen. Might be a
juvenile, who went exploring
and found it could get up the building
but didn’t know how to go down again.
Like a cat up a tree.
That would explain the scared
behavior. But even a healthy
juvenile could be dangerous.
Especially if it is confused
and feels threatened.
Hope animal rescue got
it home okay.

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Hilde McConville
Hilde McConville
5 years ago

“Spider Room Raccoon”

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Loz Im Geist!
Loz Im Geist!
5 years ago

Re: “the raccoon was hissing wildly at her each time.”

WHAT?!?!? She never heard of a ‘Hissy-Fit’?

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pat
pat
5 years ago

I like the name “Silly” because he was found on the window sill.

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