Archive for the ‘Odd News’ Category
Escaped tiger found after massive South Africa search
(Reuters)
Reuters – Rangers captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm on Wednesday after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts.
Former top diplomat Rice opts for Mozart concerto
(Reuters)
Reuters – Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abandoned international affairs for a Mozart piano concerto on Tuesday, teaming up with Soul legend Aretha Franklin to perform at a charity concert.
Fur farm foxes trained to combat rat plague
(Reuters)
Reuters – Authorities in China’s far west have bred and trained “an army” of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday.
Bear crashes in runaway car
(Reuters)
Reuters – A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling down a slope into trees.
Tiger escapes from trip to the vet
(Reuters)
Reuters – A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a veterinary clinic in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife experts.