Friday, December 25, 2009

Penguin Christmas

Merry Christmas to zoo animals

December 25, 2009 | 
Two African penguins take a look at their christmas presents in the zoo in Hanover, Germany
Merry Christmas!  Today, our own dogs will be unwrapping (with some help) their holiday gifts -- including some neat Three Dog Bakery treats that look good enough for us to eat -- and we suspect that many of your own pets have similar under-the-tree discoveries awaiting them.  (A recent poll showed that more than half of dog and cat owners planned to buy holiday gifts for their pets, and even First Dog Bo Obama got his own Christmas stocking at the White House.)

But, as zoos around the world have demonstrated in recent days, companion animals aren't the only ones who like to celebrate in style.  Take these two African penguins (a species once referred to as 'jackass penguins' for the unusual braying noise they make), who receive Christmas presents each year courtesy of their keepers at Australia's Taronga Zoo

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