More animal madness: there are apparently a couple species of non-native carp which are starting to appear in Missouri rivers, and are causing problems, because they like to jump out of the water:

A state fisheries biologist motoring near Columbia had a filling knocked out of his tooth by a high-flying fish that struck him on the side of the head. Another state biologist in the St. Charles area was seriously hurt when he was hit by a giant carp.