Feral carts 2
Fascinated by traffic, feral carts have been observed loitering at bus stops for days at a time.
Some carts have been kidnapped and pressed into a life of servitude.
Dereliction, a junk food diet, and intoxication are all too common among the feral cart population.
Separation from their former community and feelings of isolation lead shame-based ferals to withdraw.
Some adjust to feral life with exuberance. Having lost their taste for supermarket fare, many have been seen stalking small game.
After having been returned to their former stores, some ferals self-ostracize.
Bonding among feral carts can be intense. Many remain by their fallen until they are rounded up by supermarket recovery teams.
6 tracks in the sand:
I think the feral carts may be happier, even with traffic dangers. The domestic ones get wobbly and even hostile in captivity. My car bears the marks of rage from several domestic carts.
You know, I think this could be a book. I love it!
They grow passive-aggressive in captivity, as you've noticed, and have been known to act out. They seem to have a love/hate relationship to motorized vehicles.
The book is in the works.
We don't see them that much where I live. I guess now, I'm going to start paying more attention to this and see.
We might be seeing more of them, now that spring has arrived. They seem to hibernate in winter.
They're a rarity in NYC too, though you do find some living with homeless humans in a symbiotic relationship. Of there are pet cats and dogs involved as well.
Yesterday I saw a delivery guy riding an empty cart down the hill past my house to the supermarket. It looked like fun. I was jealous.
(Damn, that's a steep hill for cart surfing!)
I like the purple ones. ;)
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