Officer In Michigan Helps Skunk Free Head From Yogurt Container

ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - A hungry skunk whose head was stuck in a yogurt container has a hero: a suburban Detroit police officer.

Rochester Officer Merlin Taylor's encounter Sunday was recorded from his police car. The video shows Taylor putting on a rubber glove and cautiously approaching the skunk, which was running in circles.

Taylor removed the yogurt container and ran when it appeared the skunk might spray.

Sgt. Mark Lyon doubts that Taylor will get an award, but the sergeant is impressed with the officer's quick moves. Lyon tells The Detroit News: "We all had a good laugh."

It's not the first time Taylor has come to an animal's rescue. The department posted a picture on its Facebook page of him rescuing baby ducks from a storm drain.

In June, 2014 Firefighters in Bakersfield had to rescue a pit bull from a tight spot.

The puppy had its head stuck through the hub of an automobile wheel when its owner brought it to a Kern County fire station.

Fire Department spokesman Brandon Hill says two firefighters used vegetable oil to ease the dog's head out of the hole.

The little pooch, named Junior, has returned to live with its owner and seven siblings.