Parents beware: your little monsters will want this
The Pleo is described as a life-form by its manufacturers Ugobe and is said to feel pain, have its own rudimentary emotions and can yawn, hiccup and sneeze.
A prototype of the toy designed by the American Caleb Chung — who also came up with the Furby doll — was demonstrated yesterday at Britain’s biggest toy fair in London’s ExCel Centre.