monkey madness and suicide squirrel
Monkey madness at the famed OHSU Primate Research Center (that’s monkey torturing, for those of you without a translator):
Suicide squirrel:
But here at home, one naval installation has discovered a new menace, capable of knocking out key communications in a matter of seconds.
However, this particular hazard doesn’t involve suicide bombers, long-range missiles, space weapons, or even explosives. Indeed, this latest threat can be found in most backyards, or any other wooded area. It typically weighs a pound—or less—and belongs to the Sciuridae family.
We’re referring to the common tree squirrel, and last Saturday night, one of the furry rodents disrupted phone service at Virginia’s Yorktown Naval Weapons Station. Four days later, “land line” phones at the base still aren’t working, making communications difficult.
And now, this:
