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This is flipping fun! Penguins are given a chance to explore Singapore zoo after lack of human contact left them bored
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 1, 2020 | Ryan Fahey

Posted on 05/01/2020 5:12:19 AM PDT by C19fan

Penguins at Singapore zoo are making the most of the partial virus lockdown, being given the run of the empty complex and revelling in the chance to do some exploring. With the zoo closed to the public as the country battles a worsening virus outbreak, the African penguins had little in the way of stimulation without passers-by stopping to admire them. So their keepers began taking them on outings around the complex, nudging the pint-sized explorers to check out the area around their exhibit and the children's playground.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: penguins

1 posted on 05/01/2020 5:12:19 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Taste like chicken.


2 posted on 05/01/2020 5:20:12 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: C19fan

Silly zoo-keepers. The only thing keeping them in there, was that they didn’t know what was out there. :)


3 posted on 05/01/2020 5:24:00 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: C19fan

Being directly on the equator and at sea level Singapore is like a sauna bath year round.It certainly was during my several visits there (January/February).One would think that penguins would have a very difficult time there...without A/C at least.


4 posted on 05/01/2020 5:30:38 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: C19fan

bored because no NHL playoffs no doubt. they’d be there if not for the Wuhan flu.


5 posted on 05/01/2020 6:12:25 AM PDT by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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To: C19fan

That’s funny. They’re like little people.


6 posted on 05/01/2020 6:23:49 AM PDT by moovova
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To: C19fan

bump


7 posted on 05/01/2020 6:55:04 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (re: domestic supply chains: "We cannot outsource our independence!" -- Donald J. Trump)
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There are so many wonderful shows on “Animal Planet,” one of my favorites is “The Aquarium,” set at the Georgia Aquarium (best quote of any of the keepers, “Slimy is the new fuzzy!)

They did an episode about training the penguins to walk down a ramp to do a “penguin walk!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6MBXzohmLg

Mark


8 posted on 05/01/2020 9:59:04 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: moovova
lNEti
9 posted on 05/09/2020 6:42:44 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: justme4now

LOL!


10 posted on 05/09/2020 7:41:26 PM PDT by moovova
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