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Adorable Penguin Got His Everyday Snack Himself From The Local Fish Market

August 7, 2021 by Japan Informer

JAPAN| Imagine you are walking down the road in the good old countryside and then see a King Penguin with a penguin backpack making its way to the fish market. Sounds like something right out of the movie right? But during the ’90s in the village where the Nishimoto Family resided, this was a daily scene. Lala, a King Penguin, lived together with the Nishimoto family … [Read more...] about Adorable Penguin Got His Everyday Snack Himself From The Local Fish Market

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