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Australian Research Center Says Eating Camel Meat May Help Save Outback's Habitat
The Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Center in Australia recommended the eating of camel meat to help save the continent's habitat. The recommendation was an offshoot of its finding that one million feral camels that roam the continent's desert are destroying its water resources. Murray McGregor, author of the report, admitted feasting on camel meat, which he said is similar to beef, but because it is lean, it is a healthy food source
Gas Station Sells 35-Cent-A-Gallon Gasoline By Mistake
Hundreds of motorists lined up Friday at a North Carolina gas station that unknowingly sold gasoline for 35 cents a gallon. An attendant of the Kangaroo Express station in Wilmington accidentally set the pump price of premium gasoline to 35 cents instead of $3.35 a gallon. The mistake was discovered at 6 p.m., when a long queue of cars caused a traffic jam in the area.
Dog Rescues Kangaroo In Dead Mother's Pouch
A dog rescued a baby joey found in the pouch of the dead mother kangaroo, and brought it back to be cared for, according to the dog's owner. The dog, a short-haired pointer cross named Rex, was out with owner Leonie Allan, when he suddenly began to get agitated.
Missing Pet Kangaroo Dies After Capture
A 6-foot-tall pet kangaroo that ran away from its owner's house in rural central Indiana on Friday and remained at large for two days died Monday just few hours after it was captured. The cause of death is still under investigation but the marsupial's owner alleges it died of an overdose of the tranquilizer. The animal control officers captured Skippy the Kangaroo early Monday morning, not far from its owner's home, after setting it unconscious with a tranquilizer.
Robber Apologizes And Lets Elderly Cashier Call 911 After Feeling Chest Pains
Police in Altamonte Springs, Florida are investigation an unusual robbery where the suspect allowed the clerk to call 911 and apologized after the woman said she might be having a heart attack. However, the robber, who also carried a handgun while looting the Kangaroo Express store on State Road 436, also took $30 and a few cigarettes.
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