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Llama Loose In Florida Subdued With Taser, Kangaroo Shot With Tranquilizers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When Scooter the llama busted out of his penned-in yard in Tallahassee, it took three county sheriff's deputies and a taser gun to get him back in again.
The 6-foot-tall, 7-year-old llama outran the authorities in Tallahassee for a while, even leaping over a 4-foot fence to avoid capture, Leon County Lt. Tony Drzewiecki said Sunday.
"Scooter was running in the middle of the road, so he was going to cause an accident eventually," Drzewiecki said.
Outside of Tampa, meanwhile, authorities chased an errant kangaroo for 10 hours before finally getting close enough Sunday to stop him with tranquilizer darts. .........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/llama-taser-florida_n_3376186.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News
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