A tiny tropical rainforest frog survived a trip of more than 4,000 miles to the United Kingdom, The Independent of Ireland reports. The tiny frog was found on a bunch of bananas in a Blackburn branch of Tesco Supermarket and a supermarket worker, unsure of what to do with the amphibian discovery, called the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
“The little tree frog was confined inside a bag of bananas so we asked the worker to make some tiny air holes in the plastic and add some water for moisture and keep him confined until we could attend,” animal collection officer John Greaves said.
“The amphibian must have had quite the shock when he emerged in a Lancashire supermarket considering he’s used to more tropical climates usually.”
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Independent
28 March 2018
