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Driver pulls over for a baby animal in a storm drain — then realizes why she's hiding

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By Ashley Ortiz
| MSN Verified
It was a quiet day in southeastern Virginia when a Good Samaritan noticed a flash of movement along an empty sidewalk. As they glanced at the gutter beneath the sidewalk, they were shocked to see a little raccoon's face cautiously sticking out of the opening. While it isn't particularly unusual to see wildlife roaming around the area, this raccoon seemed scared and in pain.
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Firefighters Respond To Call About 'Ducklings' In Trash — Then Make A Forever Friend

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By Ashley Ortiz
| The Dodo Verified
Every call Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) crews respond to comes with a degree of uncertainty. So when they received a report last Friday about “ducklings trapped in a garbage bin,” they weren’t sure exactly what they would find. MDFR’s Engine 48 quickly responded to the scene, but when the crew looked inside the bin, they were shocked. “When they arrived, they instead found a dog inside,” MDFR wrote on Instagram. To their surprise, there were no ducklings to be saved.
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Driver Pulls Over For A Baby Animal In A Storm Drain — Then Realizes Why She's Hiding

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By Ashley Ortiz
| The Dodo Verified
It was a quiet day in southeastern Virginia when a Good Samaritan noticed a flash of movement along an empty sidewalk. As they glanced at the gutter beneath the sidewalk, they were shocked to see a little raccoon’s face cautiously sticking out of the opening. While it isn’t particularly unusual to see wildlife roaming around the area, this raccoon seemed scared and in pain. “[She] was hiding inside a storm drain,” Evelyn’s Wildlife Refuge (EWR) wrote on Facebook.
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