from the water and put in a box, ok, it was a nice comfy box, but put in a box and then put on a seaplane and put on a jumbo jet and then in the back of a van, you know, it s a very stressful process. and as he s had amputations, there are potentially some problems with his joints we could see over the years. so that was always a problem. would we exacerbate these potential injuries with the journey? as it turns out, he s had some x rays since he s been back in plymouth and so far, so good. he looks ok. he certainly hasn t lost his appetite. with his quarantine period over, the time has come to release heidi into his new home the national marine aquarium s second largest tank, where he ll have to get used to having company. there s a lot of big fish in there, a lot of stingrays, groupers, and he s spent the last four and a half years sat in a little tank in a rehabilitation centre, so he s not used to seeing all these other animals. so he will get used to it, but it might take him a