Rampaging ... cow?

The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The farmer in the dell.

The farmer lost a cow,
The farmer lost a cow,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The farmer lost a cow.

25,000 euros is the estimate of the damage caused by a pregnant cow as it ran riot through the streets of Hanover in Germany.

As the owner, a camera crew, police and fire fighters went after the cow, which had escaped from a farm on Monday night, it became increasingly agitated and violent as it ran through the city in a three-hour spree, destroying or damaging property in its wake.

The pursuit ended after five hours when police managed to tranquilise the animal.

"She probably won't remember any of it when she wakes up again," said a fire services spokesman, "but the farmer will, because he's going to have to pay for all the damages."