“Roving packs of wild dogs”

Back in March 2007, mental_floss blog posted their second batch of abandoned Detroit photos in their “desolate series.” Their initial chunk included photos of “urban prairies.” [mental_floss]

Additionally, they linked to an undated DetroitBlog post, which describes the “wild neighborhoods” of the Motor City in the most post-apocalyptic manner. Sadly, even Detroit residents use the phrase “post-apocalypic” to describe their own city.

Probably the most visible wildlife in the city are the roving packs of wild dogs in Detroit neighborhoods. Groups of usually four to seven dogs, each litter progressively wilder and stranger-looking than their predecessors, roam through even well-kept neighborhoods, occasionally making the news when they attack someone, usually children or mail carriers.

Reminds me of Modest Mouse’s “Wild Pack of Family Dogs.”