Animals do the darnedest things: penguin suit
| August 13, 2009 | 2:01 PM
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Going bald is for the birds.
But now a penguin in England that lost its feathers has been given a wetsuit to prevent sunburn.
Ralph, a 9-year-old Humboldt penguin at the Marwell Wildlife center near Winchester, England, lost all of his feathers in one day, instead of the normal molting period of a few weeks. Luckily, his keepers are no bird brains: They fashioned him some protective attire out of the leg of a human wetsuit.
Considering that penguins usually look like they’re wearing tuxedos, Ralph seems to be taking his more mundane new duds in stride. He’s expected to be in the suit for about three weeks while his feathers grow.
If you feel like you’ve read this story in black and white before, it isn’t the first time a penguin has been ducked, uh, decked out in a wetsuit.
Read more at the London Telegraph.
More tales of animals doing the darnedest things:
- About 10,000 mink have invaded a town in Greece after escaping from a fur farm. Read more at Sky News.
- Speaking of animal invasions, volunteers in Mexico, Mo., are setting off fireworks to scare off the grackles. Read more at mexicoledger.com.
- In Canada, an interloping squirrel insisted on being in a couple’s vacation pictures. Read more at London’s Telegraph.
- In California, a bear took a dip in a backyard swimming pool. Read more and watch the video at nbcmiami.com.
- This next one might fall under the category of “humans do the darnedest things.” Pet shops in China have started selling “fortune fish” — tattooed with patterns and the Chinese characters for “lucky” — to bring their owners happiness. Read more at Australia’s news.com.
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