An exhausted rat lies next to some plant detritus on a sidewalk in the middle of the day.
An exhausted rat lies next to some plant detritus on a sidewalk in the middle of the day.

Here we find a sleepy example of one of New Westminster’s most populous residents, a Norway rat. Exhausted from a busy day of chewing, scratching, spawning, and pooping, it rests in the middle of the sidewalk on the border between a commercial and a residential area. A wonderful example of the diversity of life, and death, in the city.