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Rescuer uses recorded meows to lure kitten out of underground pipe

A kitten heard calling for help from an underground pipe in New York was coaxed out by a rescuer and will soon be available for adoption.

Pamela Gallagher, who lives in the Bay Shore area on Long Island, said she heard animal sounds coming from underneath her back deck and called for help from firefighters.

Firefighters pulled up some boards and discovered the sounds were coming from about 10 to 15 feet underground, inside a downspout.

John Debacker of Long Island Cat and Kitten Solution responded to the home and played recorded kitten sounds to lure the tiny feline close enough that he could reach it with a catch pole.

The kitten, now named Piper, was turned over to NYC Second Chance Rescue for veterinary care and, eventually, adoption.

Debacker said he is now trying to determine whether the kitten's mother and siblings are somewhere nearby. He said he is hoping to find the mother cat and have her spayed.

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Wild elephant wanders into store in search of sweet treats

A wild elephant wandered out of a national park in Thailand to visit a grocery store, where the peckish pachyderm feasted on eggs and sweet treats.

The 27-year-old elephant, named Plai Biang Lek, is well known to locals for his frequent treks out of Khao Yai National Park in search of snacks.

Residents said he can often be seen walking past a corner store a little over half a mile from the park entrance gate, but on Monday he made what is believed to be his first visit to the store's interior.

The elephant feasted on eggs, dried bananas, a sandwich and nine bags of sweet rice crackers before park rangers arrived to usher him out of the business.

Members of the Khao Yai Elephant Lovers Group donated about $25 to the store to pay for Plai Biang Lek's snacks. The store's owner said he was not angry at the elephant, as the animal must have been hungry.

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