Emu on the Run

A mystery emu sparked an international incident after it went on the run from police.

The emu was first spotted in Germany, but after several hours of failing to catch the bird with officers in patrol cars, vets and local zoo staff, the police called in Swiss reinforcements.

A police spokesman said: "We managed to shoot the bird, but we are still trying to find out how it got here in the first place. No bird farms or zoos in the area say they are missing an emu. It is a mystery."

Here's a hint for you, Inspector Clouseau: somebody's lyin'. Which isn't surprising, considering the fact that the German Gestapo police have a habit of back-charging citizens after they've performed one of their Keystone Kops routines.

On the other handcuff, I have some sympathy for the police in this situation. Emus are quite intelligent as birds go; the policemen were simply outmatched.