Feral Dogs in Moscow, Russia, have learned to commute via subway from their homes to the inner city of Moscow according to unconfirmed reports.
During the communist era the inner city of Moscow did not have many restaurants or other establishments that normally attract visitors and off duty workers. Packs of feral dogs had taken up residence in Moscow to forage in deserted alleys and garbage dumps for food.
This all changed with the advent of capitalism and western tourists in the city. Now Moscow has well established restaurants, movie and other theaters as well as a lively nightlife. These activities drove the feral dogs out of the city and to the fringes and suburbs of the metropolis. Most of these districts are predominantly industrial. Food for the dogs is rare and far between.
Abundantly available food around the new food establishments of central Moscow eventually lead the dogs back to their old homes to forage there during the night.
Now travelers can observe small packs of dogs waiting in suburban subway stations for trains bound for central Moscow, board the train, ride it for a given time and debark from the train in order to visit their feeding places. Hours later they return home to their resting places via subway.
Commuters on the subway trains used by the dogs claim that older, experienced dogs are training younger ones exactly how long to wait before getting off the train at the desired destination.
If proven true, this would be a most exciting story attesting to the ingenuity of dogs and their ability to adapt tochanged environmental conditions.
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