Quirky World ... Wolverine meets his nemesis: Airport security

USA: Authorities at Newark International Airport in New Jersey tranquilised a wolverine who was en route from Norway to an Alaskan wildlife centre after discovering the wild animal had chewed through his metal carrier.

Quirky World ... Wolverine meets his nemesis: Airport security

The 18kg male European wolverine was travelling to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre in Portage, said Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police. A worker noticed the animal had chewed a hole in his metal carrier as it was being carried in a transport van.

When the animal baulked at being moved to another carrier, a Bronx Zoo veterinarian was called in to inject him with a tranquiliser and help relocate him to a more secure carrier.

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