Several weeks ago, on Halloween evening, an eerie event interrupted the basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs, the home team, and the Sacramento Kings. A bat, the flying kind, fluttered about just above the playing floor, probably brought into the arena by a fan, as a (not-so-funny) Halloween prank.
 
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1. No animal is totally predictable – and neither are children. Two-thirds of dogs that bite children had no history of aggressive behavior. Even breeds that make “excellent pets” may bite. Toddlers may innocently incite dogs by suddenly running towards them, arms flailing and making happy noises – behavior that animals may interpret as threatening. [...]

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