Published 20:45 IST, November 16th 2020

Man impersonating 'giant rat' on New York subway amuses internet | Watch

Fondly called ‘Buddy the rat’, the ‘giant rat ’ is frequently seen entertaining co-passengers with his antiques on New York Subway trains.

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With face covering becoming an absolute necessity, people have t only been using standard mask but a variety of or “fancy suits” to safeguard mselves from COVID-19. One such individual was often seen at New York City subway stations catching trains in his rat avatar. Fondly called ‘Buddy rat’, ‘human rodent’ is frequently seen entertaining co-passengers with his antiques.

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While his videos have a huge fan following on social media platforms, Jonathan Lyon is an artist with a career in atre. Recently, a video of Lyon, in his casual rat suit surfaced and is doing rounds of internet. In clip, he could be seen entering a subway train while walking on four legs.

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With his long se and tail, he looks around before jumping on an empty seat. However, what is surprising is that one of passengers seem surprised or bored by his presence, indicating that it was a routine sight for m.

Shared by a user called Alison William on Twitter, 22-second clip has racked up over 44 million views since shared. In dendum, post has been flooded with a bandwagon of comments including from former American basketball player Rex Chapman.” That’s New Yorkers. thing phases m and you don’t make eye contact on subway.

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Even with rats,” wrote a user. While ar ded, Only in NYC would a human dressed up as a large rat in a business suit scamper onto a subway train and one bats an eyelid.” Stuart Little has to pay bills that NYC rent is high,” ar user joked comparing him to Stuart Little.

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20:45 IST, November 16th 2020