Customers gasped as officers made several attempts to yank the coyote out of the shelf, finally pulling the animal out by its tail.

A coyote that was pulled out of the refrigerated section of an Aldi in Chicago yesterday will be returned to the wild, officials said. The wild animal was “likely seeking refuge from the hustle and bustle of city life,” slipped into the store via an open door and then hid behind the cheeses and deli meats to avoid the people in the store.

Wildlife rehabbers theorized the animal ducked into the supermarket, then hid among refrigerated items to "hide from people inside the store.”

An officer eventually grabbed what appeared to be a furry tail and furiously pulled before the wild animal shockingly emerged and landed on the market floor.

Officials gave an update Tuesday on a coyote pulled from a refrigerator shelf at an Aldi in Chicago, a moment that was captured on now-viral video.

Shoppers and staff at a Chicago Aldi were surprised to find a coyote hiding in the refrigerated section, prompting a response from animal control.

A video of authorities removing a coyote from an Aldi grocery store in Chicago has gone viral. Police, who worked with Chicago Animal Care and Control, said no people were injured in the incident, and the adult male coyote was uninjured,

Coyote sightings and interactions in Chicago are increasing as the breeding season, lasting from January to March, gets underway.

It is mating season for coyotes, which "generally means increased activity in urban areas, including Chicago," according to Chicago Animal Care and Control.

Animal appeared uninjured and will be assessed before being released back into the wild if that is deemed appropriate.

Video obtained by TMZ shows the wild moment the bovine animal came face-to-face with customers and employees—and eventually, itself. People inside the shop began worrying when t

The trend reflects the divide between retailers gaining market share, such as Walmart, and those that have lost ground or filed for bankruptcy, like Big Lots.