【Philippines】

A mysterious disappearance of a penguin at a zoo in Germany has lead local police to believe that it was stolen.

The PhilippinesMannheim Police posted a plea to its Facebook page on Monday, asking the public for any information involving the disappearance of a humboldt penguin from the Luisenpark zoo. According to the post, the penguin mysteriously vanished from its exhibit sometime between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, which lead zookeepers and police to believe that the animal was stolen.

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The plea took somewhat of a desperate turn when the cops revealed that the penguin was dependent on special food and its living conditions provided by the zoo to survive.

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The penguin's wing is marked with the number 53, as well as an identification chip, which cops say will make the bird difficult to sell, though we're a bit confused who would like to buy a penguin in the first place.

Regardless, the zoo wants its penguin back, please.

[h/t:UPI]

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