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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Irish Penguin

A penguin was found waddling the streets of Dublin after a gang of pranksters stole her from the city's zoo.
Ten-year-old Kelli was said to be distressed by her kidnap ordeal after three men climbed perimeter fences and snatched her from her mate Mick. Furious zookeepers condemned those responsible, saying that the delicate birds could have died from the trauma. 
Eddie O'Brien, team leader in the zoo's east section, said the penguin was obviously traumatized when rescued but quickly settled back into her routine.
"These birds get stressed very easily when taken out of their environment. They don't react well to and it and it could have caused a heart attack," he said.
Gardai said three men broke into the Phoenix Park zoo at about 8am on Thursday and climbed into the enclosure.
The thieves snatched the Humboldt – native to parts of South America, including Chile – stuffed it in a sports bag, hailed a taxi outside the zoo and fled.
Gardai believe they told the taxi driver they had a rabbit in the holdall.

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