A tourist at an animal sanctuary who dropped a mobile phone into a pool got a 'paw' reception and had it retrieved by an otter.
The hapless visitor feared the iPhone would be lost for good after it fell into the murky depths - until Starsky the Asian short-clawed otter dived into action.
He swam down to the bottom of his tank before hauling the brightly-coloured handset to the surface - between his paws.
Starksy calmly handed it back to speechless animal care assistant Jenny Lewis at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, in Gweek, near Helston.
The attraction tweeted: "#phonegate - catastrophic loss of phone #Gweek Starsky the otter."
Nine-year-old Starsky arrived at the sanctuary in January 2009, along with his brother Hutch.
Starsky's usual tricks include juggling stones and climbing up the mesh sides of his enclosure - although he's too afraid to come down by himself.
