Walking’s Overrated

A dog in Seattle has discovered how to use public transport to get herself to the dog park.  Eclipse, a black Labrador occasionally rides the bus with her owner, Jeff, but according to KomoNews if he takes too long finishing a cigarette, for example, she is quite happy to meet him there later.  She knows which stop to get on, and which stop to get off, and no-one seems to mind.  What a nice story.

Annie Butler does not use public transport...
Annie Butler does not use public transport…

 

Rat Bomb Hunters

In several places in Africa, they have trained rats to find land mines.  Because rats are so light they do not set off the land mines, and have been trained to scratch at the ground when they smell TNT.  How clever is that? Maybe you’ll think about that before testing your next lipstick on one?!  According to The Globe and Mail rats can find the mines up to 20 times faster than humans, and the video goes on to state that thanks to these “hero rats” Mozambique has announced that it is “free of all known landmines”.  Whilst it’s probably the unknown ones you have to worry about, this is still an interesting good news story, and there aren’t many about at the moment, so click here to watch the video.

Ask Us a Question

This is a new section coming soon to Newsnibbles. As you probably know, we don’t really talk about mainstream news, unless it’s to give a fresh perspective on it, as you get enough of that on your radio of tele.  However, if there is something you don’t understand, or feel you need clarification on, or just want a Newsnibbles spin on a boring story, then ask us.  Do you want “Pig Gate” explained, or want to know the difference between Rue Paul and Rand Paul? Drop us a line. We will do our best to answer you.  Just email newsdesk@newsnibbles.co.uk and we will pass your question to a member of our team. Put “Ask a Nibbler” in the subject box.

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