And one was in obvious distress. The law officer spied two raccoons near a tree. And one of them had its head lodged in a jar, preventing it from drinking water or eating. Its buddy looked concerned.

The raccoon had been spotted wandering around the neighborhood with a jar on its head. These strangers were trying to come to its aid, but the animal was skeptical and tried to avoid them.

In Brooklyn, for example, captured raccoons sometimes get relocated to Prospect Park and nearby forests, but wildlife biologists report they often head right back to the dumpster-packed city streets.