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Attempt to capture escaped Humboldt penguin unsuccessful

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By Ruairidh Villar

A one-year-old Humboldt penguin, which escaped from its enclosure in Tokyo Sea Life Park after climbing a four-meter-high rock face and skirting a barbed wire fence two months ago, has been spotted in Tokyo Bay but attempts to capture it have failed, the Tokyo Coast Guard Office said Wednesday.

A coast guard patrol boat and a rescue craft monitored the penguin for about an hour in Tokyo Bay earlier this week, but were unable to get near it.

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haha that's awesome. keep stickin it to the man little penguin!

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"How long will it take to capture this penguin?" "6-9months!" "What! 69 months?" "No! 6-9 months!"

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The coast guard couldnt even catch it, thats funny maybe they should have just rammed or thrown some concussion grenades. Seems to work on everything else.......

They could always just harpoon it and call it research too.

Seriously though this is hilarious, go penguin go

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que benny hill music

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Prison Break!

Hope it returned to mates!

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I keep rooting for pengi. Freedom!

Although, his freedom is kind of sad. Imagine the females of your species either being 10,000 km away at the south pole or in prison.

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I guess it's survival depends on food supply and Tokyo Bay's summer temperatures. If those two things are OK, why not leave it alone?

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I guess it's survival depends on food supply and Tokyo Bay's summer temperatures. If those two things are OK, why not leave it alone?

I agree. Seems like food supply is not a problem. But I worry about summer temperatures.

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GO PINGU GO!!!

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They should leave it alone it's causing no harm or damage, why does it need to be captured and locked up again?

Let all the caged imprisoned animals go and imprison those that persist in caging wild animals.

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with the water starting to heat up... I wonder how long its going to sick around in tokyo bay?

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Realistic:

" Hope it returned to mates! "

I´d find it great if his girl-friend escaped too.

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Let the Humboldt go!!! You'll never no, this single one could be the start of a colony in Tokyo Bay!!! All it need is a mate to get it going, so just let it be.

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Little Braveheart

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He is probably a lot happier out there.

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I think some cat captured it successfully but forgot to tell everyone!

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why do I get the feeling the penguin would have been caught in a matter of days in any other country, yet in Japan we are entering month number 3.

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How long will it take to capture this penguin?" "6-9months!" "What! 69 months?" "No! 6-9 months!"

Disillusioned - Somehow, for some unexplored reason why, 13 year-old, potty-mouth humour. (But no mention of "wee-wees" or "front-bums"?). I don't get it, so it must be clever.

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Tokyo authorities outsmarted by a bird. Why am I not surprised? Keep em guessing penguin!

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They have no chance to capture this pneguin unless he waddles into a koban and hands himself in.

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Can't believe he hasn't been hit by a boat yet... still, he's obviously an artful dodger.... swim far little pengi, swim fast!

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This penguin needs a name... and some potassium iodide pills.

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I wonder why it's still hanging around? Maybe its toying with the authorities... playing a game of cat and penguin, with the penguin always one waddle ahead of the law.

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go pengi!

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hehe......leave the guy alone he wont harm anyone...................he can became the "beast of tokyo bay" uk has a black cat (ment to be a jaguar) and you guys have a penguin. lol

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SusieUK... remember we also have the Loch Ness Monster... he can become the Tokyo Bay Monster. Or Penjira/Penzilla... I'll get me coat.

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I hope that they don't catch him.

If they do, the aquarium will surely make him a tourist attraction and keep him on view to the public in his own tiny enclosure. His life will be about as much fun as the animals in Ueno Zoo.

Enjoy freedom.

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Oh please don't mention Ueno Zoo... I went there once and left after a few minutes. It was like stepping back in time.

Stay free little penguin.

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Funny little story. I'd love to see the cute little thing waddling around.

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BORN FREE! As free as the wind blows... As free as the grass grows, born free to follow your heart!

Reasons a penguin in Tokyo Bay is a problem:

a.) It's a continual embarassment to Tokyo Municipal Animal Control.

b.) Manpower drain as Animal Control devises and unsuccessfully executes its latest "Operation Penguin" fiasco.

Reasons a penguin in Tokyo Bay is NOT a problem:

a.) Unless some fool sets a Humbolt Penguin of the opposite sex free as well, there is no chance that an invasive species is created.

b.) Not a threat to humans or other animals (except for the fish that comprise its dinner).

It's cheaper for the city to leave the poor thing to it's own devices rather than terrorizing it with these penguin hunts.

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Japan should give it permanent residency like it did to that seal a few years ago.

RR

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He's going to be sweating to death in a couple months... :o

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