UK: Missing penguin 'dumped at docks'
22/12/2005 - 10:02:34A man claimed he dumped missing UK penguin Toga in a plastic bag at a dockyard, police said today.
The baby jackass penguin was taken from Amazon World, Sandown, Isle of Wight, some time during Saturday night.
Staff at the zoo said the 1ft tall three-month old penguin would have difficulty surviving without care and attention from its parents.
A police spokeswoman said: “Police are investigating after a man rang GMTV and said he had dumped it in a plastic bag at Portsmouth dockyard.
“The news of him being in a plastic bag doesn’t sound good for his chances of being alive.
“We are also investigating the possibility that this call was a hoax.”
A reward of £3,000 (€4,400) has been offered for the safe return of the penguin.
