A pair of Guardia Civil were called to a motorway service station at Loja (in the West of Granada, past the airport) to “arrest” a Coati last weekend. This racoon-like omnivore is native to South American forests, but this one, presumably an abandoned pet, was found rummaging in bins for food. The elite law enforcement professionals managed to lure the Coati into a cage using bits of bread, then “detained” him in a police cell while they phoned around zoos to see if anyone wanted him, but nobody did. (I’d have had him, but they didn’t call me.) It calls to mind the old joke about the Guardia who finds a penguin one morning. “Take him to the zoo” says his commanding officer. Later that day the chief sees the Guardia walking down the high street, hand in hand with the penguin. “I told you to take that bird to the zoo” he says. “I did,” replies the junior officer. “We had a lovely time, and now we’re going to the pictures.”
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