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This cow had some wild walk in the park — that almost ended up with a ride on the 7 line.
Video obtained by The Post shows stunned city urban parks rangers feeling more like urban cowboys after spotting a cow on Friday roaming grassy fields along Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens.
“There he is!” shouted one ranger to a colleague while driving in hot pursuit of the animal.
Rangers said the cow was first spotted around 9:40 a.m. wandering behind Arthur Ashe Stadium. It then later tried pushing its way through a gate leading the park’s pitch and putt golf course — but to no avail.
However, the clever cow’s day in the park was far from over.
The animal then made its way along a passenger ramp leading to the 7 line and Long Island Rail Road where it began walking briskly towards the entrance to both rail services, rangers said.
Eventually, parks rangers — with the help of local cops and other emergency responders — were able to corral the cow and prevent it from startling straphangers by blocking it off with their vehicles.
It’s unclear how the cow wound up in Queens’ largest park, but Joe Puleo, president of Local 983 of District Council 37, which represents the rangers, said there’s been a history of goats, chickens and other animals showing up at the park that were believed to have escaped a nearby slaughterhouse.
“I’m betting this cow fled [her] execution,” quipped Puleo. “That was really some getaway.”
This story does have a happy ending.
Authorities were able to connect the cow with an animal rights group of out New Jersey, which agreed to care for the animal, said Puleo.
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