Russian squirrel pack 'kills dog'

[Viking12]

Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report.

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"They literally gutted the dog," local journalist Anastasia Trubitsina told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.

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"If it really happened, things must be pretty bad in our forests," he added.... A Lazo man who called himself only Mikhalich said there had been "no pine cones at all" in the local forests this year. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4489792.stm

[Oggy]

1. They are pretty vicious in our local park

We've noticed the differece this year.

[dutchdemocrat]

2. This viscious?

[occuserpens]

3. Most likely, a rumor

Squirrels are not known to act in packs. It is hard to believe that they developed these skills all of a sudden.

[Viking12]

4. Likely a rumor, yes.

But mother-fuckin' freaky if true.

[phantom power]

6. Evolution is going on all the time :-)

Times of environmental upheaval accelerate it. We might get to witness more evolution thanks to our blundering. That would be an interesting side-effect.

[baldguy]

5. My dog has known that squirrels are the Evil Enemy for a long time.