A street dog named Boji has become something of a celebrity in Istanbul, where he travels around the city on its ferries, trams and subway cars.
His adventures came to light a couple of months ago, and municipal officials began to track his movements. They were amazed at his resourcefulness.
"He knows where to go. He knows where to get out," said Avlin Erol, the head of customer relations at Metro Istanbul.
Boji is estimated to travel up to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) a day, passing through dozens of Metro stations and taking at least two ferry rides.
“He’s such a free spirit,” said Chris McGrath, a Getty Images photographer who recently spent a day following Boji around the city. “All he wants to do is ride on transportation. Every time he goes past a bus or van or any form of transport, he just wants to get on it. It’s really quite bizarre.”
McGrath first learned about Boji on Twitter, where people post their pictures and selfies with the mixed-breed dog. Now the dog even has his own Twitter and Instagram accounts with tens of thousands of followers.
“Everybody knows him now and everybody’s seen him,” McGrath said. For many, the dog has become a beloved member of the community.
“He went into one restaurant and two men sort of shooed him away, yelled at him,” McGrath said. “And then you hear someone else, another restaurant owner, yelling at those guys going: ‘It’s Boji! It’s Boji! Don’t shoo him away!’ So he’s definitely got celebrity status now.”
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This is not new. Here's 2010 post on stray dogs of Moscow.
I regret not observing street dogs in India when I grew up. I haven't visited India over 10 years now because it breaks my heart to see dogs, other animals and humans living in streets.
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