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This photo provided by BluePearl Veterinary Partners shows a 4-pound hairball that was surgically extracted from a 400-pound tiger named Ty on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Clearwater, Fla. Ty is cared for by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Seminole. The non-profit animal rescue group mainly serves by assisting Florida law enforcement with animals that have been seized. (COURTESY BLUEPEARL VETERINARY PARTNERS, JAMES JUDGE/AP Photo)

Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

5:27 PM - It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

AP Weird News HEADLINES

Thailand urged to explore edible insect market

Published May 21st, 2013 - 5:27AM

Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

Published May 20th, 2013 - 7:47AM

A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Published May 20th, 2013 - 5:02AM

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Oregon funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

Published May 17th, 2013 - 9:05AM

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.

Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

Published May 17th, 2013 - 5:55AM

An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.

Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Published May 16th, 2013 - 10:35PM

Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.

Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

Published May 16th, 2013 - 9:25PM

An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.

Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river

Published May 16th, 2013 - 12:19PM

Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did.

Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru

Published May 16th, 2013 - 6:34AM

A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.

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