Innocently driving the Needles Highway in South Dakota we were ambushed by hungry, panhandling burros.
Cue the creepy Psycho shower scene music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2peOD2AtbmM
Give us a cookie or we’ll bite your ear off!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2peOD2AtbmM
What a great photo! Made me smile…Happy New Year!
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hahahaahahahaaha.. what a funny picture (#2) !!!!!!!!!!
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Got to keep that camera handy.
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I love that picture of you laughing. The burros looking all serious and hurt. All they wanted was a biscuit with an earlobe instead of a smartie.
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We were armed with biscuits so I lived to tell the tale.
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A little nibble on the ear can be quite exciting… but my animal experience tells me these weren’t interested in you but rather what you might have to eat in the car… maybe you looked delectable to them… though the ears back tells me they were being a little more demanding… if you ever see an elephant with its ear back like that and your in the vehicle… change down and drive like hell… its more than your ears he’s interested in… but I see they did give you a good laugh, which made me laugh… lol
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They were a bit smaller than elephants! lol
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There’s herds of them up by the Oregon/Nevada border along Rt 140. We never stopped to give them treats. I bet they were left by miners back in the day.
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That explains it. Our mistake was stopping and rolling down the window!
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Daughter and I saw a bunch of wild burros in South Dakota. Friendly group looking for treats and I don’t think ears fall into the treat category!
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You never know. What big heads they have!
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Oh this gave me such a giggle!
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We had a box of Ritz Crackers. They were as good as bribe money. We got out alive! 😆
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ha ha!
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Yes. Totally been there.
Now imagine them surrounding you – a pack of 5 or 6, while you’re standing out in the open. The little bastards in Oatman, AZ run that town. They are completely comfortable walking among people. No concept of ‘personal space’. So rude.
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And how rude is it to stick your giant head in someone’s car window and trap them in their seat? I could have lost an arm!
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Beyond rude!!
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Burros are stubborn but usually don’t bite off ears. We had one on the ranch when I was a kid and I rode him and drove a cart with him to do cleaning up chores. He was affable but tried to avoid being captured if he was loose. I don’t remember these animals in South Dakota when I lived there many years ago. I wonder where they came from.
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You say they don’t usually bite off ears. That’s reassuring! 😆
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