Kicker: Hamster chaos

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Remember that movie from 2006, Snakes on a Plane? Well, how about hamsters on a plane?

It happened last week! A flight from Lisbon to the Azores turned into a real-life rodent roundup after more than a hundred hamsters escaped their cages in the cargo hold.

The plane landed safely enough, but then bag handlers opened the hold to find the stowaways running amok. Of course, that raised worries about the varmints chewing up the electrical wires.

The critters grounded the plane for four days. But then all the hamsters were accounted for and sent on to their pet shop destination. All is well, with the plane back in Lisbon for a thorough inspection.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Definitely not the sequel we thought we’d get!

BROWN: It’s The World and Everything in It.

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