Trunk Zoo: Italian police reportedly find 1,700 animals stuffed in car's boot
A driver in Bari, Italy was stopped for a routine inspection of his car. When police got to the trunk, they found it filled with mammals, reptiles, and birds. We have no idea how he got them all in there or, better yet, what kind of car he was driving, but authorities reportedly found the following hiding out in the boot: 216 parakeets, 300 white mice, 150 hamsters, 30 Japanese squirrels, six chameleons and over 1,000 terrapins.
The police say the man was going to sell the terrapins for €20 apiece ($29 U.S.), and although they didn't say it, we imagine he was going to sell the other animals as well. Instead, the animals have gone to local zoos while the police investigate and the man will get to sell cigarettes and phone privileges in the local hoosegow.
[Source: MyABC50 | Image: marfis75 via CC2.0]
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Gruv 10:06AM (9/28/2009)
But he also just saved a ton of money on car insurance, thanks to Geico.
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James 12:19PM (9/28/2009)
"But he also just saved a ton of money on car insurance, thanks to Geico..."
Yeah...so easy even a caveman could do it.
joseph.hansen 2:42PM (9/28/2009)
ah snap.
JD 10:07AM (9/28/2009)
Busted!
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mk15 10:13AM (9/28/2009)
It was a Fiat Panda (judging from the pics). Here's a link with actual photos: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?1,700_animals_found_crammed_in_car_boot&in_article_id=743076&in_page_id=2
But wow, 1700 is still a lot of cram in there.
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mk15 10:15AM (9/28/2009)
Sorry, my bad. It's not a Fiat Panda.
phoenexius 10:19AM (9/28/2009)
Fiat Multipla
Much more minivan than car
Avinash machado 10:14AM (9/28/2009)
Wait till PETA finds out about this.
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Benfolio 10:30AM (9/28/2009)
Yeah, that's alot of dinners missed for People Eating Tasty Animals.
fmwso 10:53AM (9/28/2009)
That's what I was thinking. I bet protests will be on the way pretty fast.
Silly Pickle 10:33AM (9/28/2009)
Awwwwwwwwwwww....he's cute! I want one for my trunk. Should make the weekly trip through US Customs much more entertaining. LOL Heck even coming back into Canada...
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Ian B. 10:46AM (9/28/2009)
Terrapins, by the way, are turtles. I wonder how he kept them wet in the trunk?
Thomas 11:08AM (9/28/2009)
Old and busted: Trunk monkey
New hottness: Trunk Gecko or ... Trunk Chameleon.
James 12:26PM (9/28/2009)
Cool chameleon eyes...
Wish my headlights could do that.
Derek 10:56AM (9/28/2009)
Was his name Noah?
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Silly Pickle 11:29AM (9/28/2009)
We got guys at work like you...double click everything. My wife does the same thing. Click-click...oops! Hahaha...good one.
dukeisduke 11:00AM (9/28/2009)
Jazz hands!
(Or is it jazz paws?)
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dukeisduke 11:03AM (9/28/2009)
Jazz hands!
(Or is it jazz paws?)
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Silly Pickle 11:26AM (9/28/2009)
We got guys at work like you...double click everything. My wife does the same thing. Click-click...oops! Hahaha...good one.
Oh wait...did I just...???
Thomas 11:05AM (9/28/2009)
There's a snake in my boot!
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