A ZOO has
been forced to use fake plastic penguins in its new state-of-the-art £60,000
enclosure - due to a nationwide shortage.
By Sam Webb / Published 2nd
October 2018
London
Zoo: Meet the penguin rescued from a broken egg
Telford
Exotic Zoo in Shropshire opened their ambitious new penguin exhibit in
anticipation of welcoming a batch of Humboldt penguins.
The zoo
even sent staff on a penguin keeper course so that they could be prepared for
the new arrivals.
But now,
after months of preparation, keepers have been told the penguins will not be
arriving because of a national outbreak of avian malaria.
Zoo owner
Scott Adams, 35, said that he still had no idea when the penguins would be
arriving, if ever, and so has been forced to instead stock the pool with six
plastic models.
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