The spectacle is different than the sharp edged blocks and buildings of New York – they are airy, move erratically, and some even tower above humans. No one sees such animals on the streets of New York City (excluding the ones we are un-phased by, such as rats, dogs, cats, or birds).  Freud's word on the uncanny are fitting: “this uncanny is in reality nothing new or foreign, but something familiar and old – established in the mind that has been estranged only by the process of repression” (Freud). Animals are often times grounding figures within a concrete jungle (apt term, no?). The concrete jungle of humans is not accustomed to other forms of life or lifelike movement on the streets. Cars. Harsh buildings. Concrete. Streetlights. Neon signs. 

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