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• In the wee hours at a train station in Sydney, Australia, an unexpected commuter showed up, United Press International reported.

A horse, wearing a blanket, appeared on the Warwick Farm station platform during heavy storms and tried to board the train. The escapade was captured on security camera video.

The horse trotted up and down the platform and chased another rider before its owner was summoned to collect it.

Transport for New South Wales declared that the would-be rider was "only horsing around" and was returned to his residence.

• In Kansas City, Missouri, police were summoned after someone saw a mountain goat standing on a ledge under a highway overpass bridge, United Press International reported.

Authorities tried using a rope to rescue the goat, who ended up hanging from the rope for a short while.

Finally a veterinarian on the ground sedated the animal, and it was taken to a local animal shelter to recover.

Apparently, the goat had recently been adopted by a nearby resident and had escaped its enclosure.