I was intrigued, so I had to look this one up...
[div class="storyheader"][h1]Hitchhiking B.C. marmot dies after scrotum burns[/h1][/div] [div class="feed_details"][h4]Canwest News Service[/h4][span] Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008[/span][/div] VICTORIA - The yellow-bellied marmot that hopped a ride from Princeton to Port Alberni, B.C., in the engine compartment of a family's minivan died Monday.[/p] The marmot was taken to the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington after it was extracted from the hot engine by a conservation officer.[/p] The marmot, which is not native to Vancouver Island, suffered burns to the pads of its feet and scrotum. The rodent was treated with vitamins and antibiotics.
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