Feral Americans

. Sheila Bolar, 49, was arrested after biting a transit driver because she wanted to ride only a "hybrid" bus (New York City, January).

. Aleyda Uceta, 30, was arrested for biting her son's principal during a parent-principal conference (Providence, R.I., March).

. Curtis Cross was arrested for allegedly biting off another motorist's ear in a road rage incident (New Castle, Ind., April).

. Lyndel Toppin, 50, bit down on his fiancée's arm, resulting in nerve damage, because she had arranged the cheese incorrectly on his meatball sandwich (Philadelphia, April).