Annals of Animaldom–Must Have Been a Slow Day: Spanish Search and Rescue authorities are either very hungry or don’t have enough to do. Their latest miracle mission consisted of….rescuing a wild boar from the sea off the Costa Brava coast. Okay, someone initially thought the boar was a very hairy human, and the rescue services swung into action. But the boar, which had been swimming an impressive 2 days (surely a wild boar record) strenuously resisted rescue and seemed to be headed for the Balearic Islands, which are well known for a kick-ass partying scene. After the boar was safely back ashore on the mainland, the authorities earnestly reported that he was hypothermic but otherwise alright. But who really knows. It’s a boar. And maybe it was thinking “Goddammit, it took me two days to get that far and now I have to start all over.”



“Dude, I was almost there.”

“That may be, warthog, but we really needed a Christmas roast…..”

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