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Beast of Bodmin Invades Garden

THIS is the mini Beast of Bodmin – caught on camera in a back garden in the Cornish town.
A stunned couple spotted the exotic intruder and filmed it when it returned for food they left out.
It was identified as a palm civet – a cat-sized mammal normally found in the forests of the Philippines, Himalayas and China.
Experts were called in from nearby Newquay Zoo who caught the creature in a humane trap.
Zoo curator Stewart Muir said the civet had probably escaped from a private collection.
He said: ''This is not the sort of animal you would expect to find roaming in the countryside, so it came as a big surprise to see the film footage of a civet.
''A small number are kept and bred in the UK as pets so I strongly suspect that it has escaped from a private collection.
''They are omnivorous and will eat almost anything. While they are not aggressive, they are capable of giving a nasty bite if cornered and would wreak havoc in anyone's hen house.
''For a tropical animal they are surprisingly hardy. I remember seeing them in Moscow Zoo living and breeding quite happily in sub-zero temperatures.
''With the mild climate in Cornwall, this chap could easily survive in the wild.
''Unfortunately we do not have the facilities to hold the civet here at Newquay Zoo but have found a specialist home in Hertfordshire.''
Common palm civets are kept as pets in parts of southern Asia and eat mice and snakes.
They are found in palm trees and woodland areas but often make their home in the roofs of houses.
They weigh between 4lbs and 11lbs and are up to 44ins long from head to tail. Their ears are small and pointed and they have a long and slender body with short legs.
Three rows of black spots run along each side of its body and the beasts are expert climbers and spend most of their lives in trees.
They eat the outer fruit of coffee beans which pass through their digestive tract and which is later harvested from their droppings and turned into an expensive coffee called kopi luwak. The Sun: April 2009