Bald penguin given a wetsuit to prevent sunburn


	Bald penguin given a wetsuit to prevent sunburn

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8-13-2009 2:00 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8c49d110-9c2e-4783-9df2-47883a087a0c/527C9466-5DA2-4FCE-9D48-5F272C5F7C7D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6020875/Bald-penguin-given-wetsuit-to-prevent-sunburn.html" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6020875/Bald-penguin-given-wetsuit-to-prevent-sunburn.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.telegraph.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6020875/Bald-penguin-given-wetsuit-to-prevent-sunburn.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.telegraph.co.uk/img/A3B39DAC-BDF1-4096-9253-61E213F0A23A" alt="Ralph the penguin in a wetsuit: Balding penguin given wetsuit to prevent sunburn" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6020875/Bald-penguin-given-wetsuit-to-prevent-sunburn.html"><P>
Unlike all his fellow Humboldt penguins, who lose their old feathers over a 
  few weeks to make way for a fresh set, Ralph's fell out in just one day. 
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And with nothing to protect him from the weather he was at risk of severe sun 
  burn. 
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He faced spending a depressing three weeks indoors, away from his group and 
  his young chicks. 
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But keepers took pity on him and fashioned his own wetsuit from the leg of a 
  suit which was donated by a member of staff's husband. 
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6020875/Bald-penguin-given-wetsuit-to-prevent-sunburn.html">The nine-year-old penguin couldn't be happier with his new clothes, which have 
  caused a stir at his enclosure in Marwell Wildlife, near Winchester, Hants. 
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"It's not inhibiting him in any way and it's not bothering him. He's just 
  getting on with his daily business. 
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"All the other penguins, on the other hand, were intrigued by his new 
  clothes they spent a good while checking him out. 
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"But when they realised it was still Ralph under the suit they seemed 
  quite happy and don't really pay it any attention anymore." 
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