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Penguin outfitted with wet suit grows her feathers back

By Ben Hooper
Wonder Twin the penguin regrew her missing feathers after being fitted for a custom wet suit. Photo courtesy of SeaWorld Orlando
Wonder Twin the penguin regrew her missing feathers after being fitted for a custom wet suit. Photo courtesy of SeaWorld Orlando

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Jan. 26 (UPI) -- SeaWorld Orlando announced a naked penguin fitted with a special wet suit has started to grow her own feathers and no longer needs the custom garment.

The park said the 26 year-old female Adelie penguin, named Wonder Twin, is growing her own feathers and blending in nicely with her comrades in the park's penguin colony.

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Wonder Twin made headlines in October when SeaWorld announced she was being fitted with a custom wet suit to compensate for the unexpected loss of her feathers.

SeaWorld said the wet suit helped Wonder Twin to eat better and swim in the cold water, normal penguin behaviors that led her to start growing back her lost feathers in December.

The park said Wonder Twin has recovered to the point where she no longer needs the suit.

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