this whole bird riding thing is new to me. reporter: this was a life and death struggle. the photographer told various media that the woodpecker landed and distracted the weasel. the woodpecker seized the opportunity and flew up and away. both survived. it s the photographer s dream to capture behavior no one has ever seen before. reporter: soon everyone was seeing it photo shopped with a weasel wearing a cape with madonna and shirtless vladamir putin, who was later combined with benjamin netanyahu. the weasel was decked out in the blue or is it gold dress? miley cyrus was half dressed. even the two runaway llamas showed up. is it feasible for a bird to fly with a weasel on top of it? weasels are very very light.
kids. those children are clearly suffering. we hope those health care workers are safe. john? whunthousands in chile were forced to flee their homes after a volcanic eruption. ash spewed almost 3,000 meters high. officials classified the eruption as a two, just a two, on a scale from zero to eight. you can imagine what an eight must be like. when we come back it looks like something from a disney movie. a small weasel riding on the back of a woodpecker. stay with us.
from seattle, but that is interesting. it s a drizzle throughout the year. i have a joke for you. i think i have the answer because it s right here. but go on. so what do you get when you cross a baby weasel with a woodpecker. here s jeanne moos. reporter: a weasel riding a woodpecker as if it s a flying steed. it s the photo that had the whole world laughing. bird experts were blown away. i was stunned. i wouldn t believe it was real. reporter: but jamie became a believer when he saw the blurried photos. he was with his wife in a park when they heard a woodpecker squawking and saw a weasel attacking the bird as it took off. this was no fantasy kiddy movie.