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The Weird World of Wheels: Animal Special

Beware of the moose attack...

25 January 2008

Each week, we bring you the strangest auto-related news from around the world.

This week, the best animal-related car stories...

How now, stolen cow?

A cow How many cows can you fit in the back of a mid-sized saloon?

One, apparently.

Thieves in Malaysia attempted to steal a cow by stuffing into the back seat of the car and driving away.

But villagers spotted the would-be cattle rustlers and gave chase (it’s pretty difficult to remain inconspicuous in that situation).

The driver lost control in the ensuing chase and crashed into a tree, and fled from the scene.

Pushing up the Dassies

A woman in South Africa took her BMW back to the dealership to rectify an unusal problem.

It was full of rodents.

A family of Dassies, rabbit-sized mammals indiginous to Africa, had set up home in the engine bay and the spare tyre of the woman's BMW.

After scratching their heads, the dealership called Johannesburg Zoo who removed the animals, which seek out warm hiding places, from their temporary home.

See ya later, alligator

There are some animals you might expect to see sticking their heads out of car windows. Primarily dogs.

But an off-duty cop in America spotted another animal sticking its head out of the window of a car travelling down the Schuykill Expressway in Philadelphia - a three and a half foot long alligator.

The driver was cited for possession of an exotic animal within city limits.

Weird Pic of the Week

Beware of the moose attack.