A meerkat that was being transported to Axminster’s Axe Valley Zoo via a cargo vessel was rescued from the sea after it had managed to jump overboard. On 16 June, the animal named ‘Boris’ leaped off the 30ft-Gry Maritha vessel, which had arrived at the port in Penzance.
The incident took place after Boris — as well as a second meerkat named ‘Doris’ — managed to escape their cages and make a break for it, only for Doris to be caught and Boris to end up in the sea.
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