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Brazilian Penguin Crisis

Hundreds of Dead Birds Washing Up

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• Oct. 4: Magellanic penguins are released by environmentalists at the Cassino Beach, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. More than 370 frigid water penguins that mysteriously stranded in the warm waters of northeastern Brazil have been released into the ocean, environmentalists said.
• Oct. 4: The penguins swim into the refreshingly frigid waters off Cassino Beach in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.
• Oct. 4: The Magellanic penguins walk through a cordon of environmentalists and onlookers as they walk toward the water at Cassino Beach, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil.
• July 18: Penguins rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian Coast Guard are seen at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro. According to officials, over 400 baby penguins have been found dead on the state's shores over the past two months. While large numbers of penguins arrive on Rio de Janeiro's beaches every year, swept to sea by strong ocean currents from the Strait of Magellan, this year is seeing higher numbers and more dead penguins than usual.
• July 18: A penguin, rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian Coast Guard, received treatment from a veterinarian at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro.
• July 18: A zoo worker feeds penguins, rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian Coast Guard, at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro.
• July 18: Penguins rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian Coast Guard are seen at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro.
• July 18: A penguin, rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian Coast Guard, stands under artificial lighting at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro.
• July 18: A penguin, rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian Coast Guard, receives treatment from a veterinarian at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro
• July 18: A penguin that was rescued off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state by the Brazilian Coast Guard receives treatment from a veterinarian at the Niteroi Zoo in Rio de Janeiro.

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