. Earth Science News .
FLORA AND FAUNA
Jogger runs mile with rabid fox locked to arm

by Staff Writers
 Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 6, 2008
 A woman jogger ran for a mile with a rabid fox clamped to her arm before locking the animal in the trunk of her car and racing to hospital for treatment, police said Thursday.

Michelle Felicetta was out running on a trail at the base of Granite Mountain near Prescott, northern Arizona on Monday when she came face-to-face with the fox in a clearing, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.

The woman attempted to back away from the animal but as she did so the fox lunged and sunk its teeth into her feet. After grabbing the animal by the neck the fox bit Felicetta on the arm and would not release his grip.

The quick-thinking jogger realized she would need to keep the animal for testing so ran back to her car where she managed to prise its jaws open before throwing it in the trunk and driving to hospital.

The fox also bit an animal control officer who attempted to remove it from Felicetta's car. Both Felicetta and the animal officer will have to now undergo a series of vaccinations for treatment.

"This fox made eye contact with me and started walking towards me," Felicetta later told KPHO local television. "That's when I knew something was really wrong."

Community
 Email This Article
 Comment On This Article
Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com


Memory Foam Mattress Review
SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


FLORA AND FAUNA
Extinct Sabertooth Cats Were Social
 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2008
 The sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific research. The species is famous for its extremely long canine teeth, which reached up to seven inches in length and extended below the lower jaw.






DISASTER MANAGEMENT
  • Simulated Seismic Signals Could Help Save Lives
  • Death toll in southwest China rain rises to 43: state media
  • Aftershock rattles Pakistan as disease spreads among survivors
  • 20 dead, 42 missing in southwest China landslides: state media

    • CLIMATE SCIENCE
  • Rocks Could Be Harnessed To Sponge Vast Amounts Of CO2 From Air
  • Canada to offer Obama continental climate change pact
  • Dried mushrooms may slow global warming
  • Conclusive Proof That Polar Warming Is Being Caused By Humans

    • EARTH OBSERVATION
  • ISRO's New Satellite Could See Through Even Cloudy Sky
  • Satellites Helping Aid Workers In Honduras
  • Arctic Sea Ice Thinning At Record Rate
  • NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions To Aid Health Community

    • ENERGY TECH
  • Analysis: Venezuela cutting oil production
  • Analysis: Gazprom Russian price increases
  • Analysis: Shell, Iraq say gas deal OK
  • Myanmar refuses to back down in row with Bangladesh

    • EPIDEMICS
  • Death By Hyperdisease
  • Experimental HIV vaccine may have increased infection risk: study
  • Seeing Life In Viruses
  • Genetic Based Human Diseases Are An Ancient Evolutionary Legacy

    • FLORA AND FAUNA
  • Climate change pushing lemmings over the edge: study
  • Jogger runs mile with rabid fox locked to arm
  • Extinct Sabertooth Cats Were Social
  • India leads world in snake-bite deaths

    • FROTH AND BUBBLE
  • Smelly effluent mars affluent Dubai's beaches
  • White House defends last-minute deregulation push
  • China struggling to meet environment goals: official
  • Study: Biosolids pose little worker risk

    • ABOUT US
  • Scientists compare human, chimp genetics
  • World's tallest man riding high after becoming a dad
  • Ancient Bone Tool Sheds Light On Prehistoric Midwest
  • Yale Doubles Number Of Free Online Courses

    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement