A box of giraffe faeces was seized by US customs agents after a passenger tried to bring the droppings into the country to make a necklace. The woman declared the "small box of poo" when she was selected to have her belongings inspected at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport in Minnesota, said Sky News. She said she had previously made a necklace with moose faeces. A field director at US Customs and Border Protection, said: "There is a real danger with bringing faecal matter into the US."
Cannibalism was a 'commonplace funeral practice'
Rat and otter cause plane panic
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