When City Animals Die

Why dead pigeons don't litter city sidewalks:

“I've never watched a pigeon in its dying moments,” says Seerveld, “but a lot of wild animals do choose to go somewhere to die naturally. They don't just plop in a street: They often just crawl under a building or into a tight space, because as they die they are vulnerable and don't necessarily want to get eaten alive in their last moments.”