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Penguins given ‘happy pills’ in soaking Britain

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ENGLAND: After weeks of rain and wind, miserable penguins at a marine centre in England are being fed anti-depressants to cheer them up.

The 12 Humboldt penguins at the Sealife Centre in Scarborough were showing signs of stress as they shivered through one of the wettest winters on record, so it was decided to slip pills into the fish they are fed.

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