In San Francisco, park visitors encounter a flock of hungry raccoons

A pack of "bandits" are looting in a San Francisco park, says New York Post.

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A group of 14 raccoons emerged from the bushes in Golden Gate Park on Thursday, September 24, surprising a father and son who took photos of the strange scene, SFGate reports.

“It was so surreal... a squad of bandits... like something out of a movie,” Mark Estok said. “And two minutes later a coyote appeared.” I was waiting for the unicorn to pop out.”

Ten raccoons are visible in the frame, and four are hidden in the bushes.

The massive population of raccoons in the Bay Area has long been chronicled: back in 2008, SFGate reported an alarming flood of raccoons in the area.

Estok said the predators appeared to be looking for food. He shared footage of the shoot to draw attention to the problem, because people in the park are feeding snacks to the wildlife.

“We want to keep the animals wild,” he said.

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Tamara Aparton, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Department of Recreation and Parks, told the publication that raccoons remain a problem in the area.

“We put up signs, do education and outreach in the area, talk to people about the harmful effects on animals and hand out flyers in English, Chinese and Spanish,” she explained. “Rangers have increased patrols in the area.”

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