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Thread ID: 113348	2010-10-15 17:36:00	Marauding Bands Of Bunnies.............	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1145182	2010-10-15 17:36:00	DENVER, COLORADO, USA - One air traveler says rabbits took a chunk out of his car while it was parked at Denver International Airport. After a nine day stay at DIA's Pike's Peak lot, Dexter Meyer returned from vacation and found that his car would barely start. "The (repair man) later called me and told me that rodents had eaten through the wires," said Meyer. That's what the VW dealer said was wrong with his brand new Jetta. "You didn't just pick the car up from the airport did you?" the dealer asked Meyer. "And I said, 'well as a matter of fact I did.' And he said 'well we've had several problems with people having rabbits eating through the wiring.'" "We've seen rabbits and we've seen mice and they're eating up the newer cars," said Robert Bauguess, owner of Bavarian Autohaus. He said 2002 and newer models seem to be especially tasty. Cars like Meyer's use a soy-based compound in the wiring. Bauguess said a recent customer brought an unexpected passenger to the dealership along with her BMW. "There was a furry animal there and I poked at it, and it was a rabbit," said Bauguess. Meyer says DIA admitted there are rabbits there --and everywhere else-- so they can't be sure their bunnies did the biting. "We are aware of the problem," he said a woman from DIA told him on the phone, "And that they were thinking about increasing patrols. And I said 'to check out for bunnies?" Bunnies clearly have not gotten the notice based on the number we saw around the parking lot. "All I want to do is just to tell you there is a problem," Meyer said he told the woman, "Just to let you know that you might want to do something about it, and she said 'well, there is a fence.'" "They made it in there. They found my car," Meyer said he told the woman at DIA, "The fence isn't working. And she said 'well, I don't know what to tell you,' and I said 'I just want to make sure that this is reported.'" He says he never wanted reimbursement for repairs. "I ended up paying $238 plus $55 in parking," he said. It was about five years ago FOX31 News reported on this same issue at DIA when several travelers had the same complaint. DIA told FOX31 News they won't comment on the situation because there's no proof that rabbits at the airport did any damage to Meyer's car.	SurferJoe46 (51)
1145183	2010-10-15 18:20:00	SJ, down here in upside land, we have a much more likeable - and airborne - pesky creature Here (www.nhc.net.nz) and Caught in the act (www.youtube.com). Our local rental car guys can usually see at a glance if their rentals have been anywhere near the South Island high country... :D	WalOne (4202)
1145184	2010-10-15 19:23:00	They're smart too (www.youtube.com) :D.	Erayd (23)
1145185	2010-10-15 20:15:00	They're smart too One bunny less. Maybe we could sell our Keas off to the Denver Intl Airport to solve their bunny problem :devil	WalOne (4202)
1145186	2010-10-16 07:13:00	I would think the problem would be more likely caused by rats, they like to chew on hard plastics and neoprene rubber (used on vacuum and fuel lines, must taste nice (they don't chew natural rubber, so brake hoses and tyres/tires are usually safe)), to keep their teeth worn down (they grow continuously). In working in a dealership, I see lots of damage from rats. I've even seen nests built on/in engine/under-bonnet/hood spaces from engine bay sound deadening (says something about the level/frequency of maintenance by the owner). I suppose rabbits (en.wikipedia.org) may be possible (being sort of rodents too), though less likely to climb into engine bays. Rabbits have two sets of incisor teeth, one behind the other. This way they can be distinguished from rodents, with which they are often confused.[4] Carl Linnaeus originally grouped rabbits and rodents under the class Glires; later, they were separated as the predominant opinion was that many of their similarities were a result of convergent evolution. However, recent DNA analysis and the discovery of a common ancestor has supported the view that they share a common lineage, and thus rabbits and rodents are now often referred to together as members of the superclass Glires. [5]	feersumendjinn (64)
1145187	2010-10-17 04:24:00	One bunny less. Maybe we could sell our Keas off to the Denver Intl Airport to solve their bunny problem :devil The only problem is that wasn't a ''bunny''. !! lol	BobM (1138)
1145188	2010-10-17 04:40:00	In Australia they have Cockatoos that quite like removing Lead head nails from corrugated iron roofing.	Snorkbox (15764)
1145189	2010-10-17 06:16:00	The only problem is that wasn't a ''bunny''. !! lol Huh? What was it then? :o	WalOne (4202)
1145190	2010-10-17 06:29:00	Huh? What was it then? :oBased purely on the fact it appeared to have wings, I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and say it was some kind of avian creature :rolleyes:.	Erayd (23)
1145191	2010-10-17 06:55:00	I've just looked at the clip frame by frame from about 2:11 onwards, and I can't make out any wings. Whatever it was, it's fluffy, and that was what made me think wabbit. Anybody who can tell us what it is?	WalOne (4202)
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