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Say what you will about Asylum.co.uk, but the bottom line is we're cutting edge.

So when this image appeared on Twitter of a cunning fox, travelling on an escalator in the London Underground network, we decided to immerse ourselves in the world of animals on public transport.

As it turns out, they love our infrastructure. Don't believe us?

Check out these beasts going about their daily business, after the jump, and see our friends at Urlesque for the definitive video collection of animals riding on public transport.


Tube pigeons
Anyone who regularly rides the London Underground knows the phenomenon of Tube Pigeons. Most often spotted on the District and Circle lines they often jump on for a few stops, sometimes causing pandemonium by flying about the carriage, dropping London's commuters to the deck, and sometimes simply waiting patiently for their stop.
Coach dogs
To be honest, we have very little idea what is going on here. Bet the dogs on the back row are swearing at the cars behind, though. Scamps.
Hang Gliding dog
Admittedly we may have strayed from our strict "public transport" genre of animal A to B-ing, but this chap can't get enough of Hang Gliding to places.
Bear in a cab
Judging by the standard of vehicle and clear breach of animal rights, this is probably somewhere in the former Soviet Union. Either way, we'd like to think the bear got his own back by spilling his kebab everywhere and doing a runner when it came to coughing up.
Deer stowaways
Alas, just as some humans lack disposable income, so too do some animals. And as with humans, this poverty translates into attempts at fare dodging. Like this sneaky deer. "Every stop I make, I make a new friend. Can't stay for long. Just turn around, and I'm gone again..."
Racoon bus stop
The next stop is, Racoon Central. Bet one of these sneaks passes his buspass back to his buddy as they get on board.
Okay, okay, they're not really getting on, but they are queuing up to get food from the driver. Looks cool though, eh?
Monkey taxi, anyone?
You'd be a fool to think animals have only recently taken advantage of human transport. They've been doing it for years, as proven by Joe Mendi, the gentleman chimpanzee, seen here stepping out of a taxi at Belle Vue Hospital in New York, where he was visiting invalid children, in 1925. (Image: Hulton Archive)



Check out more animals on public transport, right here.