Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 NICOSIA (Reuters) - A raccoon suffered an 11,000 volt electric shock when it scampered up a pylon in Cyprus but escaped with burns. The nocturnal mammal triggered a two-hour power outage at the town of Aradippou in southeast Cyprus after it scaled the pylon. It was eventually captured with a net and has been impounded by vets as an illegal import. " It suffered some burns which we treated and is now recovering ... it certainly has the will to live, " Charalambos Kakoyiannis of the island's veterinary department said on Thursday. Raccoons, a native of the Americas, were introduced to Europe last century but are alien to Cyprus and authorities said the animal, whose owner was unknown, was smuggled onto the island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 raccoons get into all sorts of places around these parts... our neighbor wants us to leave our furkids outside, cuz the raccoons keep coming in her house and wrecking the joint, and she hopes our kids will scare em off sorry..not gonna happen tho... >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >May 18, 2006 11:57 PM > > Raccoon > >NICOSIA (Reuters) - A raccoon suffered an 11,000 volt electric shock >when it scampered up a pylon in Cyprus but escaped with burns. >The nocturnal mammal triggered a two-hour power outage at the town of >Aradippou in southeast Cyprus after it scaled the pylon. It was >eventually captured with a net and has been impounded by vets as an >illegal import. > " It suffered some burns which we treated and is now recovering ... it >certainly has the will to live, " Charalambos Kakoyiannis of the >island's veterinary department said on Thursday. >Raccoons, a native of the Americas, were introduced to Europe last >century but are alien to Cyprus and authorities said the animal, whose >owner was unknown, was smuggled onto the island. > > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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