African antelope briefly tastes freedom at NYC zoo
NEW YORK (AP) — An exotic antelope has briefly tasted freedom after escaping its enclosure at a New York City zoo. The kudu, a species of African antelope, was spotted by a photographer Sunday. The photographer, Andrew Lichtenstein, says that…
Restaurant sues over ‘Carcass Removal’ listing
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana restaurant listed in the phone book under “Animal Carcass Removal” became the butt of a Jay Leno joke earlier this year, but it’s no laughing matter to the owner now suing the publishing company…
Ben & Jerry’s reveals new flavor: Schweddy Balls
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Ben & Jerry’s has Schweddy Balls. Would you like a taste? Chill out, it’s only the name of their new flavor. Schweddy Balls ice cream is an homage to a 13-year-old “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring…
Dutch woman calls ex-boyfriend 65,000 times
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old woman with stalking after she allegedly called her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year. The 62-year-old victim from The Hague filed a police complaint in August due to the persistent…
Seemingly drunk Swedish moose found stuck in tree
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A seemingly intoxicated moose has been discovered entangled in an apple tree by a stunned Swede. Per Johansson, 45, says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor’s garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to…
UMass welcomes students with world record stir-fry
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — It wasn’t just a record, it was delicious and nutritious. Staff and students at the University of Massachusetts celebrated the start of the new semester on Monday by making the world’s largest stir-fry. Using a custom-built,…
Colorado dog celebrated for having such long ears
BHarbor has over two feet of ears. Does that make him a 6-foot dog? Probably not. But yesterday, the black-and-tan coonhound from Boulder, Colo., gets the 2012 Guinness World Records title for “longest ears on a living dog.” His left…
Farm dog suckles piglets in Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba (AP) — Yeti the dog already had a litter of pups to care for when the piglets adopted her as a second mom. Ever since then, the Cuban farm dog has been pulling double-duty, nursing not just her…
Runaway cow tracked down in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A cow named Yvonne whose escape kept a corner of Bavaria on tenterhooks has turned herself in after three months on the run. The Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary, which now owns the errant bovine, said that a…
Hundreds of panties turn up along Ohio road
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in central Ohio are trying to solve a panties puzzle: why hundreds of pairs of mostly women’s underwear were dumped along the side of a road. Fairfield County Deputy Gary Hummel said Thursday the undergarments…
