LION BAGGED
Three armed wildlife Officers were called to Kinaya village in Kenya after receiving reports of a lion lurking in the village. Approaching the animal cautiously, they found a shopping bag with a picture of a lion on it stuck in a hedge. It had been placed there by a local who had put some avocado seedlings in it to stop them drying out. BBC News, 5 May 2022.
FLAMIN’ PIGEON!
Southern Rail services on a line near Lancing, in West Sussex, ground to a halt for two hours after a pigeon struck a train then burst into flames after hitting electrical gear under the engine. The incident affected the power supply, requiring the line to be closed and specialist engineers to be called in before the system could be declared safe and trains could run again. D.Mirror, 30 Apr, 2022.
FLYING COWS
Police pursuing cattle rustlers
