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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: Dead Penguins Found Closer to Equator Than Ever Before


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On July 18, 2008, a veterinarian at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, treats a Megallanic penguin rescued from a local beach.

As of August 2008 hundreds of dead and dying penguins have been found along Brazil's beaches, including some as far north as Bahia state, wildlife officials report.

Photograph by Ricardo Moraes/AP Photo