Anteater Tammy

Like any celebrity, Tammy will have a minder when she goes to meet and greet on a walkabout among her adoring public. At London Zoo, where she is expected to be a star attraction during a series of late-night events, the minder's job will also be to protect her from being trampled to death. The 12-year-old tree-climbing anteater – or tamandua – is unquestionably a show-stopping beauty, but she has a potentially dangerous combination of liking an after-hours stroll around the public walkways of her Rainforest Life enclosure, an extremely friendly nature, and very poor eyesight – all attributes that could put her at risk as the public are allowed in after hours at the zoo on Fridays throughout the summer. Keeper Caroline Westlake said the minder's role would be "to gently guide her around our evening visitors".