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Kitten Takes Ride In Car Engine From Natick To Connecticut

The kitten now has a new home, and survived a very long ride in an engine.

NATICK, MA—A Natick man said he was stunned, and couldn't believe it, when he realized there was a 4-month-old stray kitten in his car's engine, all the way to Wallingford, CT.

WCVB-TV reports that Paul Zine drove on Monday to his relative's Toyota dealershipfor an oil change when the service manager asked him if he had a cat. The technician had opened the hood to check the fluids and spotted the stray kitten.

The technician took the cat to the vet and then home, naming him Tacoma.

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