Exotic Incident #552
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St. Louis, MO - USA
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Incident Date:
01/05/2003
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Summary:
(May through July, 2003) Gentoo penguins regularly escaped by launching themselves over the Plexiglas barrier separating their man-made lagoon from a public walkway at the St. Louis Zoo. The yellow-footed penguins struck several visitors.