New Penguins and Giraffes Debut at Shenzhen Zoo

By Sky Gidge, May 2, 2017

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With flippers flipping and hooves trotting, 10 penguins and five giraffes recently debuted at the Shenzhen Wild Animal Safari Park, according to an April 30 report on a local news station

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The ten Magellanic penguins arrived April 18 and have adjusted to Shenzhen temperatures, according to the video report, which includes voice-over narration of a penguin asking for a fish. 

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Magellanic penguin mostly feed on fish and are native to South America, while being closely related to African penguins, according to penguinworld.com

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The Shenzhen Safari Park is known for its duo of giant pandas, hosting China's first open-air enclosures and also not being a grimy pit of animal misery. 

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