Godzilla has come to Scarborough...but don't worry, it's not the end of the world.

A less threatening version of the monster about to frighten us at the cinema has found a new home at the Scarborough Sea Life Centre.

At just three feet long, Godzilla the water dragon is far smaller and friendlier than his celluloid namesake.

He and his female companion Godzukie will live in the luxury of a vivarium where the temperature will be regulated at 34 degrees Celsius and they will be fed on fruit as a replacement to their usual diet of worms, crickets, locusts, frogs, birds and mice.

The pair will be able to swim and climb to their hearts' content in their £3,000 purpose-built home.

Curator Simon Foster said: "They are a very friendly pair of creatures and don't mind being handled in the slightest."

Despite their menacing appearance, the creatures, more commonly found in Thailand, China or South East Asia, are famed for their cheeky personalities.They have been donated by the reptile rescue charity Proteus.

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