August 30, 2003
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Giant gerbils infest China
The gerbils running riot in China’s arid far north-west may sound like the fluffy pets loved by so many children but they are in a different league.
This is reported to be the worst rodent disaster to hit this region. . .
Authorities are trying to combat the gerbils, not only by using poison, but also by breeding eagles to devour them.
Comments (2)
Hahahahah.
That reminds me of an old fable about a man who lets a wild cat in his hut to catch his mice. The wild cat does its job, but it then turns on the owner. To get rid of the wild cat the man gets a wolf to come in and get the cat out. The wolf turns on the man and so he gets a bear, who, when done with his job of ridding of the bear, takes up permanent residency in the hut durring his hibernation.
That really wasn’t an old fable, but it made me think of them — it also made me think of this one episode of Garfield (cartoon, not the comic one)…