Sunday, June 07, 2015
Two-legged chihuahua takes his chicken friend for a ride on his wheelchair
Roo, a chihuahua born without front legs, takes his best friend Penny, a rescued Silkie Chicken, for a ride on his wheelchair.
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Raccoon took refuge from rain under umbrella
A raccoon in Kansas went to great lengths to find shelter from the rain.
Bri Smith spotted the raccoon outside her home in Topeka on Wednesday standing underneath her mailbox's cement umbrella.
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Bri Smith spotted the raccoon outside her home in Topeka on Wednesday standing underneath her mailbox's cement umbrella.
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Man chewed through police car seat belt as he didn't want to miss his son's birthday party
A Chicago man who was arrested on Monday is accused of chewing through a squad car seat belt because he didn’t want to miss his son’s birthday party, police said.
Lashon Stuckey, 33, was arrested just before 2pm and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of criminal damage to property, according to Chicago Police.
Police alleged Stuckey was seen conducting a suspected narcotics transaction and was arrested. He was found in possession of several bags of heroin.
While in a squad car, Stuckey chewed his way through the seat belt. Stuckey then told officers it was his son’s birthday and he didn’t want to miss it. He appeared in court on Tuesday and was held in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Lashon Stuckey, 33, was arrested just before 2pm and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of criminal damage to property, according to Chicago Police.
Police alleged Stuckey was seen conducting a suspected narcotics transaction and was arrested. He was found in possession of several bags of heroin.
While in a squad car, Stuckey chewed his way through the seat belt. Stuckey then told officers it was his son’s birthday and he didn’t want to miss it. He appeared in court on Tuesday and was held in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Man baked potato and raked leaves during break-in
A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he walked into an unlocked home in Hobbs, stole car keys and stunned a resident who found him baking a potato and raking leaves.
Patrick Lynn Waits, 45, was arrested early on Tuesday following the unusual chain of events.
A female resident awoke to noise in her kitchen, and found Waits allegedly wiping down a countertop and baking a potato in her microwave oven, police said. "She asked him what he was doing there, and he told her he was making a potato," according to a police report.
When told to leave, a criminal complaint says Waits walked outside and left his potato in the microwave. The report said Waits then went outside to rake leaves in the front yard. The female resident convinced Waits to stay by saying she wanted to pay him for his service, police said.
The move was apparently a ploy to get Waits to stay long enough before authorities arrived, police said. Waits was found stumbling while walking, and he slurred when he talked, officials said. Waits was arrested on burglary and unlawful entry charges. He also faces several felony warrants for failure to appear in court.
A female resident awoke to noise in her kitchen, and found Waits allegedly wiping down a countertop and baking a potato in her microwave oven, police said. "She asked him what he was doing there, and he told her he was making a potato," according to a police report.
When told to leave, a criminal complaint says Waits walked outside and left his potato in the microwave. The report said Waits then went outside to rake leaves in the front yard. The female resident convinced Waits to stay by saying she wanted to pay him for his service, police said.
The move was apparently a ploy to get Waits to stay long enough before authorities arrived, police said. Waits was found stumbling while walking, and he slurred when he talked, officials said. Waits was arrested on burglary and unlawful entry charges. He also faces several felony warrants for failure to appear in court.
Eel-like fish are falling from the sky in Alaska
Fish have literally been dropping from the sky in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Four eel-like fish called lampreys have been found in odd locations around Fairbanks, far from the water, according to Mike Taras of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Most were dead, but one was found alive outside a Fairbanks thrift store. “Two gentleman came in and asked if we have a bucket with water because there’s an eel in your parking lot,” said the store’s manager, Sue Valdrow. She put the fish, which was about a foot long, into a container of water and called officials.
At this point, nobody knows for sure, but the Alaska Department of Fish and Game believes the answer is gulls. The birds are likely catching the fish from the Chena River and then dropping them during their flight. “If you look closely at them, they have holes on both sides that may have been made by a gull or some other kind of bird,” notes Taras.
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Even in their natural habitat, lampreys are strange fish, with disconcerting feeding habits. The young are blind and live in the mud for years, feeding on algae and microorganisms. As adults, they are parasites, attaching to other fish and relying on them for subsistence. They die soon after spawning. “I wasn’t sure what to do when lampreys fall from the sky,” Sue Valdrow added. “I’ve lived in Alaska for 12 years and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Most were dead, but one was found alive outside a Fairbanks thrift store. “Two gentleman came in and asked if we have a bucket with water because there’s an eel in your parking lot,” said the store’s manager, Sue Valdrow. She put the fish, which was about a foot long, into a container of water and called officials.
At this point, nobody knows for sure, but the Alaska Department of Fish and Game believes the answer is gulls. The birds are likely catching the fish from the Chena River and then dropping them during their flight. “If you look closely at them, they have holes on both sides that may have been made by a gull or some other kind of bird,” notes Taras.
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Even in their natural habitat, lampreys are strange fish, with disconcerting feeding habits. The young are blind and live in the mud for years, feeding on algae and microorganisms. As adults, they are parasites, attaching to other fish and relying on them for subsistence. They die soon after spawning. “I wasn’t sure what to do when lampreys fall from the sky,” Sue Valdrow added. “I’ve lived in Alaska for 12 years and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Woman surprised to find bear cub behind the wheel of her truck
A mother bear, accompanied by her two cubs, broke into a woman's truck and vandalised it in Peguis First Nation, 180 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Anita Sutherland woke up to the sound of her truck's horn honking at around 6:30am on Thursday.
At first, she thought someone was trying to steal her truck so she ran to her window, only to see a mother bear and cub climbing on the roof of the vehicle. She grabbed her phone. "I started taking pictures of them and recording them. And then, I noticed the movement inside my truck ... and the truck is honking and then I realised, 'Oh that's a bear in my truck,'" Sutherland said.
Sutherland said she is not exactly sure how the bear got into the vehicle but after the incident one of her door handles was broken, so she believes that the cub was able to use the handle to let itself in, although a window was also left ajar. "It was just really shocking to see a bear, well to have just a momma bear and a cub bear outside but to have one inside my truck. I just did not know what to think," Sutherland said.
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In the heat of the moment, Sutherland said her son told her to call 911 and she couldn't think clearly enough to remember the phone number to dial. Sutherland and her children were too frightened to go outside but a neighbour drove over in their own vehicle and leaned out the window to open the truck's door and let the cub out. "He just totally shredded two doors, the roof of my truck, pulled out some speakers. And he left some presents in the back seat," Sutherland added.
You can see Ms Sutherland's original Facebook video, complete with sweary language, here. There's a second video showing the neighbour opening the truck door to release the cub here.
At first, she thought someone was trying to steal her truck so she ran to her window, only to see a mother bear and cub climbing on the roof of the vehicle. She grabbed her phone. "I started taking pictures of them and recording them. And then, I noticed the movement inside my truck ... and the truck is honking and then I realised, 'Oh that's a bear in my truck,'" Sutherland said.
Sutherland said she is not exactly sure how the bear got into the vehicle but after the incident one of her door handles was broken, so she believes that the cub was able to use the handle to let itself in, although a window was also left ajar. "It was just really shocking to see a bear, well to have just a momma bear and a cub bear outside but to have one inside my truck. I just did not know what to think," Sutherland said.
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In the heat of the moment, Sutherland said her son told her to call 911 and she couldn't think clearly enough to remember the phone number to dial. Sutherland and her children were too frightened to go outside but a neighbour drove over in their own vehicle and leaned out the window to open the truck's door and let the cub out. "He just totally shredded two doors, the roof of my truck, pulled out some speakers. And he left some presents in the back seat," Sutherland added.
You can see Ms Sutherland's original Facebook video, complete with sweary language, here. There's a second video showing the neighbour opening the truck door to release the cub here.
Lady left feeling embarrassed after mistaking flight of steps for entrance to car park
An embarrassed motorist could do nothing but wait for a tow truck after attempting to drive her vehicle down a pedestrian stairway.
The incident happened at around 10.30am on Friday outside the Tai Ping Supermarket in Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.
Supermarket worker TK Ng said the woman was unhurt, and seemed more embarrassed than anything else, after missing the car park entrance a few metres away. "She's mistaken the stairs for the entrance. She was a bit shocked but then she just went shopping inside and then laughed about it later. She couldn't do anything but wait for the tow truck."
There was no significant damage to the vehicle, except the bumper. Mr Ng, who spoke to the driver, said she told him she had spent the early morning at a swimming pool and had dropped in to get some groceries. "She said after swimming she was a bit tired and I guess she just missed the [entrance sign]. I think she must've been rushing in for the specials," he laughed.
"But she was okay and that's the main thing." The woman's husband arrived a short time later and he stayed behind to wait for a tow truck while his wife went home. However, when the first tow truck arrived, it could not remove the vehicle as the back wheels were not on the ground. A second tow truck arrived and also failed to help, before another truck arrived to finally remove the car at around 4pm.
Supermarket worker TK Ng said the woman was unhurt, and seemed more embarrassed than anything else, after missing the car park entrance a few metres away. "She's mistaken the stairs for the entrance. She was a bit shocked but then she just went shopping inside and then laughed about it later. She couldn't do anything but wait for the tow truck."
There was no significant damage to the vehicle, except the bumper. Mr Ng, who spoke to the driver, said she told him she had spent the early morning at a swimming pool and had dropped in to get some groceries. "She said after swimming she was a bit tired and I guess she just missed the [entrance sign]. I think she must've been rushing in for the specials," he laughed.
"But she was okay and that's the main thing." The woman's husband arrived a short time later and he stayed behind to wait for a tow truck while his wife went home. However, when the first tow truck arrived, it could not remove the vehicle as the back wheels were not on the ground. A second tow truck arrived and also failed to help, before another truck arrived to finally remove the car at around 4pm.
Firefighters rescued fox cub with head stuck in wall
An adventurous fox cub had to be rescued by firefighters after poking his head through a hole in a brick wall and getting stuck.
Firefighter John Griffin was among those called to the house in Sutton, Surrey, last week.
“An extension was being built at the back of the property and a family of foxes had got in under the floor. There was a hole in one of the breeze blocks and the cub had got its head stuck.
“We covered the fox over with a towel and chiselled the wall around it and as soon as it was free it ran straight back under the floor boards.” The Brigade were called at 22:07 and the incident was over at 22:40.
Firefighter John Griffin was among those called to the house in Sutton, Surrey, last week.
“An extension was being built at the back of the property and a family of foxes had got in under the floor. There was a hole in one of the breeze blocks and the cub had got its head stuck.
“We covered the fox over with a towel and chiselled the wall around it and as soon as it was free it ran straight back under the floor boards.” The Brigade were called at 22:07 and the incident was over at 22:40.
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