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		<title>That&#8217;s one slick penguin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the penguins at the Hampshire Wildlife Park in England molted all of his feathers at once. It seems that he does this every year. Normally, it takes a few weeks for all the feathers to fall out, so you don&#8217;t see too many bald penguins. Since he doesn&#8217;t have any protection from the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_126" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 236px"><img class="size-full wp-image-126" title="penguin_ralphswimming2" src="http://matthewrigdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/penguin_ralphswimming2.jpg" alt="Is he guilty of performance enhancement?" width="226" height="170" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Is he guilty of performance enhancement?</p></div>
<p>One of the penguins at the Hampshire Wildlife Park in England molted all of his feathers at once. It seems that he does this every year. Normally, it takes a few weeks for all the feathers to fall out, so you don&#8217;t see too many bald penguins.</p>
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Since he doesn&#8217;t have any protection from the sun, the handlers <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8200434.stm">crafted a wetsuit for him</a>. He&#8217;s now the coolest penguin in all the land. Literally and figuratively.</p>
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