World’s largest amphibian on show

A rare Chinese giant salamander is going on display at London Zoo after smugglers attempted to illegally import the animal in a cereal box. The salamander was one of five critically endangered amphibians found in a box at a postal hub in Coventry in September 2016, one of which had already died by the time authorities discovered them.

Border Force asked London Zoo to look after the remaining four and one of those, named Professor Lew, went on display to the public at the zoo yesterday.