A tropical surprise: Jumbo employees find gecko among fruit

That's one scaley orange 🦎

Jumbo employees at a distribution centre in Veghel came across an unexpected stowaway in one of their fruit shipments: a gecko.

After what must have been a long adventure, employees declared an end to his travels and placed the gecko in a container.

A new home in a cooler climate

According to Omroep Brabant, the animal ambulance was called and the new Dutch resident was taken to live at De Oliemeulen animal park, where it is enjoying some much-needed rest.

READ MORE | Is this cat yours? Cat accidentally shipped from the Netherlands to Curaçao

To be fair to the little guy, travelling to the Netherlands among some delicious fruit sounds a lot better than other shipment methods…

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Before becoming the Senior Editor of DutchReview, Sarah was a fresh-faced international looking to learn more about the Netherlands. Since moving here in 2017, Sarah has added a BA in English and Philosophy (Hons.), an MA in Literature (Hons.), and over five years of writing experience at DutchReview to her skillset. When Sarah isn't acting as a safety threat to herself and others (cycling), you can find her trying to sound witty while writing about some of the stickier topics such as mortgages and Dutch law.

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