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Wandering turkey causes stir at University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.

A wandering turkey is causing a stir at the University of Michigan.

The Ann Arbor News reports that a turkey has captured the attention of university students and staff as it roams wooded areas, chases passers-by and gets in the way of bus traffic. It’s also showing up on social media in people’s selfies.

The school’s deputy police chief Melissa Overton says: “He hasn’t hurt anybody, but he’s a very aggressive bird,” as well as a traffic hazard.

Police say they started getting calls about the bird in late June. A second turkey on North Campus was fatally struck by a car.

Overton says plans call for capturing the turkey so it can be relocated. She warns people not to approach the bird and to instead call police.

Texas businessman finds cellphone that fell from plane

WICHITA FALLS, Texas

A Texas businessman used an app to find his iPhone in a rural pasture after it fell about 9,300 feet during a flight from Houston.

The Wichita Falls Times Record News reported Thursday that Ben Wilson says his cellphone still works.

Wilson says he and a pilot were traveling home Monday in a Beechcraft Bonanza when a pressure change caused the passenger door to open slightly.

Wilson didn’t realize his cellphone fell out until after landing.

Wilson, who owns Gas Corp. of America in Wichita Falls, and an employee used an app to narrow the search to near Jacksboro, more than 50 miles away.

The pair set on their search Tuesday and ended up in a rural pasture.

They found the cellphone under a mesquite tree.

Aggressive cobra found at Houston high-rise apartments

HOUSTON

An aggressive, 2-foot-long cobra captured at a luxury high-rise apartment complex in Houston has been euthanized.

Houston police were summoned to the complex after residents spotted an albino monocled cobra on the third floor over the weekend. Police used a broom to corner and capture the snake. No injuries were reported.

Authorities aren’t sure how the snake, which is native to Southeast Asia, ended up in the building or who owned it.

Josie Moss says her pest-control company tried to find a home for snake but found little interest due to its aggression. Moss said Thursday that the snake was extremely dangerous and its venom can be deadly.

Associated Press