SILLY MOOS Police asked callers to pull the udder one - when they rang in to report a cow waiting for a train in Steinfurt, Germany. The life-sized replica had been stolen from a garden by pranksters the night before and was found abandoned on the platform at the local station. Owner Bernie Schmidt said: "It's always being stolen. People have a few drinks and think it would be a very funny thing to do." "We have her in the garden because it's a bit classier than a gnome," he added
An intrepid cow escaped from an abattoir and forced an express train to stop Tuesday near the city of Buehl in south-western Germany.
The police said the animal remained on the tracks for over an hour.
The escape attempt proved futile, however.
A hunter was called to kill the animal.
The Intercity-Express stopped at around 5 a.m. (0400 GMT) to avoid hitting the cow.
The incident occurred on the Rheintalbahn railway section, one of the most important north-south connections for European rail transport.
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