I was almost the victim of a vicious mauling. While leaving my apartment the other morning (with my best shades on) I spotted what appeared to be a giant monkey/bear/rat scampering away from my neighbor's door. I continued down the hallway toward the elevators and came face-to-face with the beast as I turned the corner and much to our mutual horror startled it and it shreaked and ran back past me toward my place. It stopped infront of my door as I let out a Three Stooges/Chewbaca-like WRAAAA! I went down 1 flight and called the elevator to reduce the risk of being trapped in the elevator with this freaky looking thing. I notified the security guy and he later caught it with the help of the maintaininace guy and my next-door neighbor. I still picture this thing gnawing through the wall one night and landing on my face.