Strawberry stowaway

UK resident Nikata Moran had just opened a fresh package of strawberries in her Manchester home, when she spotted a tiny gecko among the fruit. 

• "I couldn't believe it.," she said of the discovery. "It seemed very alert, so I managed to get it onto a spoon and pop it into a plastic container, where it moved very, very fast."

🦎🍓 Sneaky gecko... Upon calling a reptile rescue, Nikata was informed the baby gecko had somehow traveled a whopping 2,500 miles – all the way from Egypt – in the small box of strawberries. 

• "I have no idea how something so tiny survived for such a long time in transit in a sealed up container," said animal rescuer Rachel Henderson, who added that the gecko would soon be re-homed.