Best mate

Jul 3 2008

Zoo keepers have found a mate for for a giant male beetle that arrived in the UK in bananas from Costa Rica.

The rare creature, which is the size of a hamster, was given to Linton Zoo, near Cambridge, by pest controllers about a month ago.

Now, following an appeal, the elephant beetle has been paired up with a female that was being held in captivity in Germany. "They are both getting on extremely well," said a zoo spokeswoman.