GRAND RAPIDS, Minnesota- Lori Gamez has seen enough and filed for divorce from her husband, Rob. "I have felt the alienation and withholding of affection but I suspected my sister. Now I know the truth. It was a moose. My sister is a large woman, but this is a whole 'nother level of ridiculous," said the frustrated public relations consultant. Rob Gamez denies having had carnal contact with the moose but admits to having strong feelings that are, "More along the lines of being a nature lover than anything else,"insisted the high school wrestling coach.

GRETNA GREEN, Scotland- Reacting like a furious celebrity to paparazzi outside a night club, a large flock of starlings showed birders and photographers exactly what they thought of the invasion of their privacy. The flock of hundreds of thousands of starlings were heading back to roost at dusk and clearly were in a twitchy mood. Did their obscene gesture have anything to do with an anti-starling bill being studied by town commissioners hoping to deal with increasing damage caused by their droppings? For now, only the birds know.

HORTONVILLE, Wisconsin- According to Catholics, it is a sin to waste. So, when Patrick Kennelly saw a wounded deer staggering through town he decided to follow it. "I could see it had been shot but wasn't about to go down, so I just pedaled behind it, herding it towards my house. I got him running hard and then edged him into the back wall of the Dairy Queen. And when it hit that wall, that's when he dropped. I pedaled home and walked in with a deer. It almost made my family forget the Packers were on TV." A passing motorist shot a photo of Kennelly as he pedaled home.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa- Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination are worried about becoming another victim of the country's high crime rate, which now involves a particularly furry felon-- baboons. The cheeky primates have learned how to open car doors and jump through windows in pursuit of sandwiches and snacks. A troupe of 29 baboons, led by their leader "Fred," raided four cars recently, opened unlocked doors and jumped through windows to search for the humans' lunches and treats. Fred ransacked a bag in the back seat of a car and stole one American couple's passports and airline tickets. The shocked tourists cannot fly home without their passports or tickets but said, "If Fred figures out how to shave, he can fly. He's got my plane ticket and passport and if security at the Capetown airport is like it is at White House dinner parties, Fred will be in D.C. sometime Sunday night."

GRIMLY, Nevada- Coyotes are tough creatures but could one get hit by a Honda minivan at 75 mph, become embedded in the grill, ride for 600 miles and survive? The answer is a resounding, Yes! When Daniel and Tevyn East struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed, from the fatal sound of the impact, they had killed the animal and drove on. They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever. Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later, they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender and very much alive. No realizing the coyote was still amongst the living, Daniel tried to pry the fur out of the grill with a broom stick and got the shock of his life when the fur flinched. "I don't mind telling you the whole thing freaked us out. That coyote should not have survived that impact, let along come away without much more than a scratch."

HANDNNIT, Afghanistan- A few nations have pitched in to help the United States in the war on terror but only one other species, man's best friend, has fought side by side with American soldiers. Dogs are even air dropping into combat zones alongside their Western human counterparts to fight terrorism. "They benefit from democracy and capitalism so why wouldn't they help us," said General Stanley McCrystal.

RALEIGH, North Carolina- Travelers flying in and out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport have more than long security lines to worry about this holiday season because of a sudden increase in coyotes on the runway, causing major take-off and landing delays. Airport workers and federal wildlife agents try to scare the coyotes off with cap guns and bottle rockets, but that doesn't keep them from dashing out in front of taxiing and landing planes. Earlier this year, a coyote was hit by a American Eagle jet trying to land. "They go after planes when they are most vulnerable-- during the landing," said Leroy Bauman, co-director of airport security. "You almost want to arm our smaller planes so the pilots can blast away coyotes that approach the runway. It's doable. A lot of commercial pilots have combat experience but that approach might freak out the passengers."

STOCKHOLM, Sweden- Swedish police say they've cleared a man arrested for murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose. Police spokesman Ulf Bockwinkle says "The improbable has become probable" in the puzzling death of 63-year old Agneta Westlund. She was found dead after an evening stroll in the forest. According to news reports, the victim's husband, Ingemar Westlund, was jailed but the case against him was dropped when lab results showed hairs and saliva from a moose on the victim's clothes. "Ingemar always insisted there was a moose that had it in for his wife, and I guess the lab proved him right," said Bockwinkle.

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio- A couple of boys were involved in a friendly game of backyard football when the pigskin got away from them. It rolled down near a wooded area, and when one lad went to retrieve it, some grumpy, child-hating deer attacked him in a fit of rage. But the angry buck didn't realize how strong the bond of team is for humans. When a team mate is being pummeled it's time for his nine-year-old friend to pick up a stick and starts clubbing the crazed deer in the head until it takes off for the woods. An arriving police car's video camera caught the culprit as it escaped.

MOIRA, New York- For a few terrifying minutes, a Moira man became prey for a disgruntled buck. An attack by a 10-point buck Friday sent Gerald A. Dabiew, 56, to the emergency room, covered from head to toe with cuts and bruises. Mr. Dabiew, who doesn't even hunt, was attacked for several minutes by the buck behind his house. "It seemed like hours," Mr. Dabiew said. “I was loading wood behind the house, and the next thing I know this deer was coming at me," he said. "He got me down on the ground, and it was then I knew that he really wanted to kill me. I've got bruises from head to toe. He picked me up in the air and pounded me into the ground. I don't know why he came around. I'm not even a hunter." Mr. Dabiew said he certainly didn't consider deer to be dangerous animals — until Friday. "It changed my way of thinking," he said. "I took an awful pounding; I know that. If they start going after pacifists like me they really must be angry."