Good Thing the Pope Didn't Swim in the East River

 

"The NYPD's Harbor Unit, patrolling the East River near the United Nations as a part of security operations for the Pope's visit, rescued an apparently sick beaver from the water.

The ever-vigilant harbor cops spotted the animal, which appeared to be having trouble breathing and struggled to swim, not far from the U.N., where the Pope was speaking.

pulled it aboard, and placed it in a bucket with water. Officers brought the beaver to shore for transport to an animal hospital.

They did not say if they considered the animal to be a security risk.

But "it has pretty big claws," said Lt. John Harkins of the NYPD SCUBA Unit. He indicated the beaver was four feet long and about 40 pounds."

FOUR FEET LONG??? Wait a second...according to Wikipiedia, the average beaver grows to TWO feet long (and a tail that's 10 inches long). This must have been a GIANT beaver (and a very large bucket). The Giant beaver grew to EIGHT feet long - and has been extinct for 10,000 years.

It's a MIRACLE!