Ivory Coast tree frog found in bunch of bananas at Heswall Primary

The tiny amphibian is being cared from by the RSPCA

Author: Nathan MarshPublished 16th Feb 2022
Last updated 16th Feb 2022

A tiny frog has been found inside a bunch of bananas at Heswall Primary School.

He's about the size of a fingernail and is thought to have travelled around 5000 miles from the Ivory Coast to the UK.

It's believed to be a tree frog, and staff at the school were able to catch him and kept him safe in a moist container until the RSPCA arrived.

RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes said it was the first time in his career he had been called to a stowaway frog

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