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Tokyo aquarium arranges penguin substitutes for Santa’s elves
An aquarium in Tokyo, Japan has “given Rudolph and the elves a day off” by dressing up a group of penguins in colorful Christmas elf costumes. Aquarium caretaker Shingo Sato said, “We hope to combine the normal joy of seeing animals with Christmas, and by doing so, hope visitors will…
Runaway ‘Penguin No. 337′ to finally receive a name from Tokyo aquarium
A penguin whose break-out from an aquarium in Japan gave him a following around the world is to be formally named after months of being known just by his number, an official said Monday. Humboldt penguin No. 337 spent 82 days at large in and around Tokyo Bay after bolting…
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