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• April 17: Acquatic biologist Pam Schaller displays a wardrobe of wetsuits for Pierre the Penguin at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Pierre, 25, who was going bald, began wearing a wetsuit six weeks ago and has begun growing back his feathers.
• April 17: Pierre the Penguin, 25, has his wetsuit removed by aquatic biologist Pam Schaller at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
• April 17: Pierre the Penguin, 25, wears his wetsuit at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
• April 10: Pierre, a 25-year-old penguin who was going bald, stands on a countertop at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of blubber to keep them warm, penguins rely on their waterproof feathers. Without them, Pierre was unwilling to plunge into the academy's penguin tank and ended up shivering on the sidelines while his 19 peers played in the water. Biologists at the California Academy of Sciences have created a custom-made wetsuit for Pierre to help him get back in the swim of things.
• April 17: Pierre the Penguin, 25, wears his wetsuit as he walks with help from aquatic biologist Pam Schaller at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
• April 17: Pierre the Penguin, 25, wears his wetsuit as he is put back into his home at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
• April 17: Pierre the Penguin, 25, climbs quickly out of the water while wearing his wetsuit at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

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