The stowaway squirrel, who has been nicknamed Zippy, travelled thousands of miles before eventually being caught by the ship s crew three days before the ship docked in Aberdeen.
A bird of prey has been rescued after flying into a home and perching on the Christmas tree.
Police were called to the home in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, after the sparrowhawk flew in through an open door and settled in among the decorations.
Officers called on the North East Wildlife and Animal Rescue Centre (New Arc) for help with the rescue on Tuesday afternoon.
Aberdeenshire North Police tweeted: “PCs attended to assist with this lovely sparrowhawk who flew in an open door & landed on top of the Xmas tree here in Ellon.
“Huge thanks to New Arc who assisted in her (…) safe release.”
A bird of prey has been rescued after flying into a home and perching on the Christmas tree.
Police were called to the home in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, after the sparrowhawk flew in through an open door and settled in among the decorations.
Officers called on the North East Wildlife and Animal Rescue Centre (New Arc) for help with the rescue on Tuesday afternoon.
Aberdeenshire North Police tweeted: “PCs attended to assist with this lovely sparrowhawk who flew in an open door & landed on top of the Xmas tree here in Ellon.
“Huge thanks to New Arc who assisted in her (…) safe release.”
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image captionThe unusual Christmas tree incident was in Ellon
Police were called out to a deal with an unusual festive intruder - a sparrowhawk on the top of a Christmas tree.
The small bird of prey flew into a house in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, on Tuesday afternoon.
The police called for backup from the local North East Wildlife and Animal Rescue Centre (New Arc).
The sparrowhawk was released back into the wild, none the worse for being an unusual Christmas tree decoration.
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The force said on social media: This lovely lady allowed herself in to a house in Ellon through an open door and had to be rescued from the top of the Christmas tree.