Monday, April 27, 2009

School teacher attacked by irate mother squirrel

A visiting school teacher learned a lesson about letting nature take its course Thursday when police say she was attacked by a mother squirrel on the University of Michigan campus. The 52-year-old Detroit Public School teacher was with a group of students touring the campus at about 11:30 a.m. when she spotted some baby squirrels that were outside of their nest at the Student Activities Building in the 500 block of Jefferson Street, according to the U-M's Department of Public Safety. The teacher noticed the mother squirrel appeared to have left behind one of her babies and also noticed a crow was starting to take interest. The Detroit teacher tried to scare away the crow. When that didn't work, the woman tried to alert the mother squirrel about the left behind baby. Instead, the mother squirrel turned on the teacher, DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said. Brown said the woman tried to escape back to the school bus, but fell to the ground and injured her ankle. Seeing an opportunity, the mother squirrel attacked and either scratched or bit the teacher on her leg...Mlive

Hat Tip: Outdoor Pressroom

Teacher Jill,
Went up the hill,
To save a little varmint.

Teacher Jill,
Tumbled down the hill,
And the varmint bit the hell out of her.

I can just see what happened in my mind's eye, and I'm sorry folks, but I think it is funnier than all getout.

Who said education can't be fun!

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