RSPCA called to save a stuffed fox
And other stories from the stranger side of life
The RSPCA was called by a resident in Exeter who was worried about a fox they’d spotted hiding under a bush. The caller said it had not moved for several days. However, there was a good reason for its immobility. The RSPCA officer said: “As soon as I arrived I realised that this wasn’t a live fox – but a dead fox who’d been stuffed by a taxidermist.”
Woman swallows spoon while trying to dislodge fish bone
A woman accidentally swallowed a five-inch metal spoon while trying to use it to get a fish bone out of her throat. The woman in China underwent surgery after initially leaving the 13-centimetre (five-inch) long utensil in her body for several days. Last year, doctors in Xinjiang retrieved an eight-inch spoon from a 26-year-old patient after he swallowed it during a drunken bet.
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A pensioner says he spotted a big cat on the loose in Cornwall. Anthony Dickinson, 75, was driving back to his holiday cottage through the scenic routes when he spotted the creature, which he said was as tall as his waist. A passengers in his car claimed it was the “Beast of Bodmin” – a phantom wild cat rumoured to live in Cornwall.
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