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PENGUIN CHICK
                                                       Bi r t hd a y :   M a y  28
                                                       Birthday: May 28
                                                       Pa r e n t s :   Di v o t a n d R o s ie
                                                       Parents: Divot and Rosie
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                                                                        monitor is unusually social and lives in small groups
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