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.

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.