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Exotic frog found among bananas at Llanelli supermarket | Exotic frog found among bananas at Llanelli supermarket |
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A stowaway exotic frog has ended up in a supermarket in Carmarthenshire after a 5,000-mile trip from South America. | A stowaway exotic frog has ended up in a supermarket in Carmarthenshire after a 5,000-mile trip from South America. |
Staff at Asda in Llanelli spotted the thumb-sized amphibian among bunches of bananas and called the RSPCA. | Staff at Asda in Llanelli spotted the thumb-sized amphibian among bunches of bananas and called the RSPCA. |
It is thought the frog, nicknamed Asda, arrived from Colombia, where hundreds of thousands of tonnes of the fruit are produced and sent to the UK each year. | It is thought the frog, nicknamed Asda, arrived from Colombia, where hundreds of thousands of tonnes of the fruit are produced and sent to the UK each year. |
It is being cared for by specialists in Pembrokeshire where he is feasting on crickets and flies, rescuers say. | It is being cared for by specialists in Pembrokeshire where he is feasting on crickets and flies, rescuers say. |
RSPCA Cymru was alerted after an eagle-eyed member of staff spotted the frog while on shift at the Murray Street store on 29 June. | RSPCA Cymru was alerted after an eagle-eyed member of staff spotted the frog while on shift at the Murray Street store on 29 June. |
Amphibians are capable of slowing down their metabolism under different environmental conditions, which is thought to be how the frog survived the long journey without food or water into a cooler climate. | Amphibians are capable of slowing down their metabolism under different environmental conditions, which is thought to be how the frog survived the long journey without food or water into a cooler climate. |
Asda has now been transferred to Silent World Zoo To You, a marine life specialist centre in Haverfordwest where he will now live in a planted, humid environment. | Asda has now been transferred to Silent World Zoo To You, a marine life specialist centre in Haverfordwest where he will now live in a planted, humid environment. |
Staff at Silent World believe he is a banana tree frog. | Staff at Silent World believe he is a banana tree frog. |
"I thought I'd seen everything working for the RSPCA - but this banana-drama was a new one for me," said RSPCA inspector Gemma Cooper. | "I thought I'd seen everything working for the RSPCA - but this banana-drama was a new one for me," said RSPCA inspector Gemma Cooper. |
"This adventurous frog has travelled more than 5,000 miles amid a bunch of bananas, splitting from his native Colombia before ending up at a Llanelli superstore. | "This adventurous frog has travelled more than 5,000 miles amid a bunch of bananas, splitting from his native Colombia before ending up at a Llanelli superstore. |
"It's certainly a long old journey for the weekly shop." | "It's certainly a long old journey for the weekly shop." |
Ms Cooper thanked staff at the Asda store for spotting the frog and caring for him until he could be rescued. | Ms Cooper thanked staff at the Asda store for spotting the frog and caring for him until he could be rescued. |
Finding frogs among bananas is not a rare occurrence, according to Ginny Spenceley, from Silent World. | Finding frogs among bananas is not a rare occurrence, according to Ginny Spenceley, from Silent World. |
"With fruit deliveries no longer sprayed or treated, it isn't uncommon for a frog or spider to hitch a ride," she said. | "With fruit deliveries no longer sprayed or treated, it isn't uncommon for a frog or spider to hitch a ride," she said. |
"Fortunately, he's doing really well and, funnily enough, got very comfortable in a banana skin as we helped settle him into his new, less familiar surroundings." | "Fortunately, he's doing really well and, funnily enough, got very comfortable in a banana skin as we helped settle him into his new, less familiar surroundings." |
What are tree frogs? | |
Source: Animals Network |
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