Giant Flying Reptiles Invade Russia!

Maybe that should be "reptile" instead of "reptiles," and maybe that should be "falling" rather than "flying," and maybe "giant" and "invade" are a bit of a stretch, but it does make for a nice headline, doesn't it?

A three-foot-long caiman (related to crocodiles and alligators) fell out a twelfth-story apartment window in a Russian city. It landed on the sidewalk, with a broken tooth and an apparent concussion its only injuries.

Authorities easily captured the reptile while it was stunned.

What do you think happened next? Did the authorities release it into a local river? Did they shoot the caiman? Did they lock it up in a zoo or animal shelter? Did they ship it back to South America?

Nope.

They gave it back to the owner, to continue living in his apartment!