July 19 (UPI) — Authorities in Alabama are trying to track down an elusive goat that jumped out of its owner’s car window and has been spotted in locations including a ledge outside a hospital. Police in Mountain Brook and Birmingham said they first learned of the goat on the loose when the animal was spotted running loose…

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July 20 (UPI) — National Weather Service personnel in Texas put the record heat wave to good use by baking a batch of cookies on the dashboard of a hot car. The NWS’ office in Midland said in a Facebook post it was about 105 degrees F outside and 190 degrees inside the car when the cookie dough…

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July 20 (UPI) — Animal rescuers and firefighters in Britain came to the assistance of a squirrel found 30 feet up in a tree with a discarded toilet paper tube stuck around its head. The RSPCA said Animal Rescue Officer Dave Holgate responded to a call about a squirrel in distress in Meanwood, Leeds, England, and…

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July 20 (UPI) — Indiana police responding to a report of a burglary at a residence went down to the basement of the home and discovered the suspect was a baby deer. The Indianapolis Metro Police Department said in a Facebook post that officers responded to a report of a burglary in the Northwest District and the story…

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A serial surfboard thief has been plaguing a stretch of Californian coastline – and the unlikely culprit is a sea otter. In at least four separate incidents, the otter has climbed onto surfboards, biting and scratching them. In some cases, the mammal’s behaviour was so aggressive the surfers had to abandon their boards and swim to…

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A bearded dragon has been rescued after it was found dumped in a bin. The lizard was spotted by a member of staff at student accommodation in Edinburgh’s Hillside Crescent on 6 July. A number of international students recently moved out and the Scottish SPCA believe the reptile belonged to one of them. Despite being abandoned in…

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