Friday 7 February 2014

Penguin Palpitations

News that Humboldt penguins at Scarborough zoo are being given antidepressants to help them cope with the current UK weather (http://www.theguardian.com/world/the-northerner/2014/feb/06/penguins-prescribed-antidepressants-scarborough-rain) is itself depressing. It would probably have been better to give them improved lighting (with UV) if it was actually thought they had developed SAD (seasonally associated depression.

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