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And, statistically, when you get that many people prowling the sidewalks, the chances for shenanigans are high.

Even Stokes was prowling laps of the boundary on Thursday, like a caged tiger pawing at the ground.

Soundless, but titled “The listening dimension,” the installation demands being alert — like a human animal on the prowl, one could say, a beast who depends on being acutely observant for survival.

With golden eyes, velvet voice and smooth gait, Pierre is like a puma prowling across the screen, but ultimately his character’s temperament is much more like a rattlesnake — coiled and ready to strike when threatened.

Police logged the incident as a hot prowl, meaning a resident was home during the break-in.