Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Croc Update (Landing on its Feet Edition)

Croc falls out of Russian apartment block - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Residents in the Russian nuclear research town of Sarov got a jaw-dropping surprise when a crocodile fell from the 12th-storey apartment of its owner, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

The one-metre caiman landed on a pavement after leaning too far out of the window of the apartment where it had lived for the last 15 years, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted an official with the local branch of the Ministry as saying.

Frightened passers-by called the emergency services and rescuers managed to lasso the stunned animal and take it to a shelter for stray pets.

It was soon returned to its owner, unharmed apart from damage to one of its teeth, the official said."

2 comments:

Randy Johnson said...

Fell twelve stories and only damaged a tooth. I probably couldn't do that.

Unknown said...

Crocks are tough.