Wildlife rangers search for dolphin wearing a T-shirt

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Search on for T-shirt-wearing dolphin

Wildlife officials in Western Australia have asked for help from the public to find a bottlenose dolphin spotted wearing a T-shirt on Australia Day. Parks and rangers in the coastal town of Bunbury believe the clothing might have been put on the animal as a prank and warned it could be fatal if the material covers its blowhole.

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'Cheese' accused of robbing pizza man

Police in Hanover, Pennsylvania, say a young man called Sheldon Cheese has been arrested on felony robbery and conspiracy charges, after he and a friend robbed a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint. Cheese was identified after he left his wallet, containing his ID, in the car allegedly used during the robbery.

Emu dies following handcuffing

A runaway emu has died after it was tackled and handcuffed by police in Newborough, Australia. Officers say they used their car to try to round the animal up, before it strayed too close to a busy highway and had to be caught. Its legs were cuffed to prevent it from injuring anyone.