Yahoo! News: Odd News

• Boy, 11, bites pit bull to fend off attack (AP)

  AP - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.

• Peacock hitches ride with pair along Pa. roadway (AP)

  AP - Picking up hitchhikers can be risky, but this one in northeast Pennsylvania was a bird of a different feather. Jerry Dimick and a friend were driving along Route 307 near Clarks Summit on Wednesday when they spotted a peacock standing by the edge of the road.

• Deputies intercept text message to capture suspect (AP)

  AP - After catching one of two people wanted in a series of break-ins, deputies in North Carolina let their fingers do the chasing to catch a second suspect.

• Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do (AP)

  AP - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

  
  

• Pet rabbit credited with saving couple from fire (AP)

  AP - A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne.