Strange. Right behind our house we found another small animal we never saw before. There were just no amphibians in the streets of Stuttgart (population 590.000) where we used to live for the last couple of years... Well, I had to lock it up and according to wikipedia, what we found was a young newt, an eft. Very cute, very cool - literally - and after a few minutes (and pictures) we let it free again. So don't worry. (2009 October 8th)
