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WATER BABY: Shiva, right, a seal at the Berlin Zoological Garden, plays Tuesday with her 2-dayold cub.
SCULPTURE SQUABBLE
NOT FLORIDA!
RIP LAMBORGHINI
But what could be a better use of funds than a 40-foot squirrel?
Hapless gator lured into captivity with the old ‘bait-and-switch’
‘Freak accident’ hardly begins to convey what happened here
A giant squirrel sculpture has sparked controversy in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the BBC reported Wednesday. The squirrel — a 40-foot straw and wood sculpture with a steel frame, designed by South African sculptor Marius Jansen van Vuuren and U.K. artist Alex Rinsler — cost about $67,000, some of it from public funds. Some residents said the money could have been put to better use elsewhere. The squirrel gave a beady stare but had no comment. (EXPRESS)
An alligator that was hanging out in an Indiana retention pond was captured after being lured to shore with a frog. Brandon Crawford of Goshen told WSBT-TV that he and a friend captured the reptile about 3 a.m. Wednesday and took it to police in Plymouth. WNDU-TV said the 2- to 3-foot gator may have been a pet. Teen boys fishing at the pond earlier this week said the alligator tried to eat their bait. Residents flocked to the pond to see “Ali.” (AP)
Authorities said a Lamborghini erupted in flames Saturday at a suburban St. Louis gas station after a minivan driver pulled away from a gas pump with the nozzle still attached. Kirkwood Police Det. Bob Bruhy said a valve is supposed to shut off when that happens; instead, fuel sprayed into the Huracan Performante’s engine, causing the car to ignite. He said it was “completely an accident” and no one was charged. (AP)
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