Guy Sets Up ‘Wee-Trap’ Near The Pub, And More Of The Week’s Weirdest World News #adessonews

Welcome to another entry in our column, The Week’s Weirdest World News. The world, you might have noticed, is a very strange place — so every seven days, we’ll be rounding up the most bizarre things that have happened across the globe, purely for your enjoyment.

From a joyriding child to an elusive capybara, these stories are sure to inspire wonder — or, at the very least, befuddlement — at the weird ol’ world around us.

8-year-old girl drives herself to Target

An Ohio 8-year-old drove herself more than 10 miles to a Target store where she was found unharmed, police have said.

According to authorities, the unnamed girl took a 2020 Nissan Rogue from her family home and drove almost 13 miles to a Target in Bainbridge.

Bedford police found the girl unharmed inside the store shortly after she and the vehicle were reported missing by family members. She told officers she had struck a mailbox with the car while driving, but nothing else.

It is not known why the girl decided to drive to the store, and police said she is too young to be charged criminally.

Zoo performs first-ever porcupine C-section

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Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo have performed the first-ever cesarian section birth on a North American porcupine.

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Maizey, one of its female North American porcupines, required a C-section procedure due to complications during labor that threatened the life of herself and her baby.

Greg Vicino, vice president of wildlife care with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a statement: “The success of Maizey’s C-section is another example of our veterinarians’ unwavering commitment to preserving the health and longevity of wildlife.”

Keepers at the zoo are hand-rearing the male porcupette while Maizey recovers from her operation.

Man finds sneaky solution to people peeing in his driveway

A Waverley electrician is so peed off with strangers, men and women, relieving themselves on his doorstep that he installed a sprinkler system to keep them away. https://t.co/OF81oZXOfr #Waverley #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/vbYE4Zd5TW

— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) September 18, 2024

A homeowner in Sydney, Australia, has come up with an ingenious way to stop drunk people peeing on his driveway.

Stephen Bodnar, who lives near several local pubs, decided to set up a “wee trap” after growing tired of drinkers using his driveway as a toilet.

“The worst was when I’d go away, out to dinner or something, and then drive into my driveway and they’d wee’d right where my door opens,” he told 7NEWS. “It was an unpleasant feeling.”

The fed-up electrician eventually bought a $3,000 sprinkler and CCTV system with a motion detector, which triggers water a three-minute spray of water between 6 pm and 6 am.

So far, the system seems to be working, with the CCTV capturing footage of several unsuspecting drinkers receiving a surprise shower after attempting to urinate on Bodnar’s property.

“I’m really happy with the outcome,” he said.

Search continues for escaped capybara

@metrouk Zoo workers are worried that Cinnamon, the capybara who escaped her home in Shropshire, is at risk of ‘straying onto military land’ where she can never be retrieved. Cinnamon was located with a thermal drone yesterday, after a five day search. But due to the ‘impenetrable’ undergrowth where Cinnamon has set up her new home, the zoo has had to pause their efforts to recapture her. #news #uknews #capybara #capture #military ♬ original sound – MetroUK

The search for a capybara that escaped an English zoo continues this week, with the inventive efforts employed to recapture her yet to produce results.

The giant rodent, named Cinnamon, went missing from Shropshire’s Hoo Zoo last Friday. A drone with a thermal camera eventually located her on Wednesday, in a field near a Ministry of Defence site.

Will Dorrell, a partner at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World, told the Guardian that around 20 people are part of the search operation, which involves using “capybara sounds and scents, as well as apples, pears and drones.”

“We have been playing capybara sounds to try and draw her into an area. But at the moment, that hasn’t been overly successful,” Dorrell said. “She doesn’t seem to be drawn particularly towards those so we’re going to start using scents instead.”

Hoo Zoo temporarily paused searches this week due to concerns that disturbances could lead Cinnamon to stray onto military land, where she might never be retrieved — but they are set to resume on Friday night.

The zoo wrote on Facebook: “At present she is comfortable, content, not short on food and not at risk to predators, so it’s better that we take our time and recapture Cinnamon with the least amount of stress possible.”

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