Animals do the darnedest things: porky find
| August 12, 2009 | 6:01 AM
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A jewel thief has struck in Britain, and the suspect is a real swine.
Not to drag anyone’s name through the mud, but Ginger the pig is believed to have eaten a $1,600 diamond right off the hand of a visitor at a corn-themed tourist attraction in Easingwold, England.
After Ann Moon had put her hand in the pigpen at the Maize Maze, she noticed that the gem was missing from her ring. Oink!
Now the grandmother is in a real trough spot: She has to wait for nature to take its course with the snouty, little pilferer.
Read more at BBC News.
More tales of animals doing the darnedest things:
- In Ohio, a falling fish shattered the windshield of a moving car. The scaly surprise fell out of the sky when a bald eagle dropped it while flying about 40 feet above. Read more at sanduskyregister.com.
- On a related note, a jumping fish is startling customers at a Chinese restaurant in Georgia. Watch the video at thenewsroom.com.
- An Austrian woman on vacation in the U.S. says she was bitten by otters repeatedly while swimming at a Wisconsin lake. Read more at abcnews.com.
- The world’s smallest deer is among 350 new animal species discovered in the Eastern Himalayas. Read more at cnn.com.
- Research suggests that dogs may be as smart as a most 2-year-olds. Read more at cnn.com
- In Ohio, a pet tortoise that lumbered off from a couple’s home almost a week ago has been found safe nearly a mile away. Hare’s to perseverance. Read more at upi.com.
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