Russian pigeons from hell

Russians now fear a pigeon apocalypse.

Amid reports of pigeons dying, falling from the sky and acting like "zombies," the Moscow environmental prosecutor's office has begun an investigation into what some media outlets and bloggers have called a pigeon apocalypse.

It might be Newcastle disease. Or something stranger:

Although not all pigeons are affected, some have reportedly been acting as if drugged, stumbling and reacting slowly to humans, or else flying into the faces of passersby and falling to the ground.

Robert E. Howard was not available for comment.

(link thanks to Charles Cameron; awesome pigeon photo by stebulus)