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By TIMES WIRES
Published March 10, 2007

FOOD CHAIN

WHEN PREDATOR CHASES PREY, GET OUT OF THE WAY

Mitch Walter, a water plant worker in Cape Girardeau, Mo., was making his rounds at the treatment plant. While in his golf cart, a cute, fuzzy bunny jumped in. Awwwwww. Then the 25-pound bobcat that was chasing the cute, fuzzy bunny jumped in, and the bunny jumped out. That left Walter alone with the agitated, hungry and disappointed bobcat. "The cat went from a sleek predator after fast food to a ball of fur trying to jump through the windshield of the golf cart," Walter said. Walter shoved the bobcat out of the cart, but that ended with him getting scratched a lot, and a round of rabies shots.

This cow, in fact, eats more chicken

A farmer in Chandpur, India, was upset and perplexed when he lost 48 chickens in a month. Ajit Ghosh suspected it was dogs, and decided to stake out the coop one night to catch them in the act. But it wasn't dogs. It was the family calf. "We were shocked to see our calf eating chickens alive," Ghosh said, surmising that the calf, named Lal, had been a tiger in a previous life. "This strange behavior is possible in some exceptional cases," said veterinarian Mihir Satpathy. No word on whether Lal will get an endorsement deal with Chik-fil-a.

HE WANTS HALF

Don't get a lawyer, get a chainsaw

A man in Germany decided that to settle his divorce, he should get half the summer house in Sonneberg. So he broke out the chainsaw, cut the house in half, got a forklift and drove his half to his brother's property. "The man said he was just taking his due," a police spokesman said. "But I don't think his wife was too pleased."

DUMB DRUNKS

Who knew he was such a bad driver?

The Bangor (Maine) Daily News reports that Scott Hewitt's driver's license has been revoked forever after a fatal crash in which the tractor-trailer truck he was driving crushed a car, killing a woman. There was hardly any reason to question Hewitt's driving ability. The 34-year-old only had 63 previous convictions, 23 license suspensions and one other fatal crash. "It is my sincere wish that he never get behind the wheel of any motor vehicle ever again, in Maine or any other state," Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap.

'Borrowing' city vehicle not advised

Jeffrey Strom of Boulder, Colo., has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and aggravated motor vehicle theft. He apparently jumped in a vehicle that wasn't officially his and started doing donuts in the middle of a downtown street. What makes it interesting is that the vehicle was a street sweeper. The worker said she jumped out of the sweeper for a minute, and when she turned around ... boom. Strom admits to driving the vehicle, but insists he wasn't stealing it.

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