German zoo really wants its stolen penguin back, please

The cops have no idea how the alleged theft occurred.
 By 
Brian Koerber
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A mysterious disappearance of a penguin at a zoo in Germany has lead local police to believe that it was stolen.

The Mannheim Police posted a plea to its Facebook page on Monday, asking the public for any information involving the disappearance of a humboldt penguin from the Luisenpark zoo. According to the post, the penguin mysteriously vanished from its exhibit sometime between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, which lead zookeepers and police to believe that the animal was stolen.

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The plea took somewhat of a desperate turn when the cops revealed that the penguin was dependent on special food and its living conditions provided by the zoo to survive.

The penguin's wing is marked with the number 53, as well as an identification chip, which cops say will make the bird difficult to sell, though we're a bit confused who would like to buy a penguin in the first place.

Regardless, the zoo wants its penguin back, please.

[h/t:UPI]

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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