The largest crab to arrive in Great Britain was helped through customs by JCS Last week. Nicknamed "Crabzilla", the Japanese Spider Crab measures a staggering 10ft from claw to claw but is still growing- possibly reaching a massive 15ft. The monster now lives in the Sealife Centre in Birmingham, where it will share a tank with other crabs and giant rays. Ultimately "Crabzilla" will move to Belgium, but he's sure to be a major attraction in Birmingham.
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Here's Wafe, who flew to Singapore at the start of the year, nicely settling in.
Here's Jo-Jo, he was a wriggler and a struggle to get a good photo of- here's the best we could manage before his trip to the States.
Diesel arrived safe and sound in the USA and is settling in nicely..
Variable weather here at Heathrow today, as this wet magpie can attest, with the rainbow behind it!
Here's Diesel the Leopard, off today to Sedgewick in the USA from Twycross. A bit feisty!!
When Okanda went to Germany from Twycross he even had his own ticket on the ferry!
Today's departure: He's Lizzy on her way to the USA! So cute!!
Here's an interesting article on the decline of native breeds in the UK as a result of the increase more "famous" breeds...
Native dog breeds risk extinction
www.bbc.co.uk
One of Britain's oldest native dog breeds - the English Setter - is at risk of extinction, says the UK Kennel Club.
Here's a star dog! Timber came in today on the way to California, she was lovely!
Here's a Grey Owl that came in last week. We've been really busy with pets, but we're still keeping track of our zoological shipments!
Happy to help! We like to give everyone the VIP treatment :-)
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Our Okanda: We thought you would all like to know Okanda has arrived safe and sound in his new home and is settling in well. One of our keepers accompained him on his travels and we must say a big thank you to Stena Ferries and JCS who treated Okanda (and our keeper!) as a VIP the entire journey. Taking great care of their precious cargo. Thank you also to the Stuttgart team who will now be looking after our okanda.
Photos posted by Twycross Zoo
Here's the IPATA page about scammers- if in doubt, have a look here and call us if you have any questions!
IPATA - List of Scammers
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IPATA,Find out about Pet Scammers and don't get scammed!
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