One of Nature's most Interesting Sights is the Northeast Burrowing Speeder...

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…which evades its natural enemies, the police, by running from its vehicle and burrowing into the soft earth. Once safely dug in, they can survive for hours undetected, making occasional cell phone calls and hoping that the predators will eventually go away.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080104/D8TVB5280.html

Is this for real? It sounds like a hack. What kind of police officers could let a suspect burrow away. And then not be able to dig him up?

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Here’s the original Post-Intelligencer report from Jan. 4. But I still find it hard to swallow:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120ap_odd_hiding_hole.html

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Dammit – can a Mod fix the title? Last time I looked, Washington state was in the NorthWEST

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I think it would have been a little better had he evaded the police. Oh and it it was in fact in the northeast, he could have burried into a snow drift! :slight_smile: