At the very least, Ford’s latest hybrid concept will probably get suburban dads excited — a detachable electric motorcycle within a car.

The car company’s new concept design sounds like something straight out of a James Bond storyline (again, dads), but according to its patent filing published last week, Ford just wants to make it easier for people to get around. 

Spotted by Autoweek, Ford filed the idea in October for a motorcycle that sits within a small sedan — not as a sidecar, but inside the car. The electric motorcycle fits between the driver and passenger seats. Read more…

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It goes without saying, but feeding wildlife can have unintended consequences.

Tourists visiting the Australian town of Morisset have learnt the hard way, as the area’s large, wild kangaroo population has been responsible for an increasing number of attacks on visitors.

The problem stems from kangaroos being fed human foods which are outside of their natural diet, causing them to be hungrier and more aggressive for it. 

“There have been a number of reported incidents in which kangaroos have attacked visitors, in one case causing a very deep gash to a man’s stomach,” Greg Piper, a Port Macquarie MP, said in a statement.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Kangaroos hungry for carrots and McDonalds are attacking tourists