South Lakes Wild Animal Park Stolen Penguins Recovered

[Shorts]

Pinched penguins p-p-picked up by police

Anybody got any idea where these might be from? The police aren't saying and I can't recall any zoo reporting them missing (through embarrassment and/or wanting to avoid copycats maybe). Twycross is the nearest zoo with Humboldts (and holds them in an enclosure with very low walls) but the plot is thickened by a man from Preston being arrested.

A Guardian report says says they come from a Nottinghamshire zoo but I think they're wrong/misinformed as I can't think of a zoo in that area (at all or that that holds them).

Some come on all you budding Sherlocks, let's hear your best guesses -anyone recognise their identification bands?

 

[wayne4swfc]

Pinched penguins p-p-picked up by police

Anybody got any idea where these might be from? The police aren't saying and I can't recall any zoo reporting them missing (through embarrassment and/or wanting to avoid copycats maybe). Twycross is the nearest zoo with Humboldts (and holds them in an enclosure with very low walls) but the plot is thickened by a man from Preston being arrested.

A Guardian report says says they come from a Nottinghamshire zoo but I think they're wrong/misinformed as I can't think of a zoo in that area (at all or that that holds them).

Some come on all you budding Sherlocks, let's hear your best guesses -anyone recognise their identification bands?

Peak Wildlife Park also holds Humboldts and they’re in a “walk-through” type exhibit but as far as I can see it doesn’t mention a Nottinghamshire Zoo just that it was Nottinghamshire Police.

 

[Shorts]

Peak? Interesting point (the place is really off my radar nowadays).

It was the Guardian that mentioned a Nottinghamshire zoo (erroneously I believe):

Police pick up penguins stolen from Nottingham zoo

 

[Dianamonkey]

A Google search gave this article from The Sun ( not the best source!)
Two penguins have been rescued after being stolen from a zoo and sold online

 

[Pertinax]

A Google search gave this article from The Sun ( not the best source!)
Two penguins have been rescued after being stolen from a zoo and sold online

...which states they came from South Lakes...

 

[Zooreviewsuk]

They were indeed from South Lakes. Glad they have been returned.

 

[Shorts]

...which states they came from South Lakes...

Ahh, mystery solved -that ties in with the Preston location and I can understand, if true, why they'd not want (more) bad publicity.

I never open Sun links -not because I object to it's stance on pretty much everything (which I do) but because the amount of adverts and related screen slow-down annoy me.

 

[Zooreviewsuk]

Ahh, mystery solved -that ties in with the Preston location and I can understand, if true, why they'd not want (more) bad publicity.

I never open Sun links -not because I object to it's stance on pretty much everything (which I do) but because the amount of adverts and related screen slow-down annoy me.

Think the sun is bad, wait until you come across Guardian links.

 

[Brum]

I never open Sun links -not because I object to it's stance on pretty much everything (which I do) but because the amount of adverts and related screen slow-down annoy me.

I find most local news websites to be even worse, and they all seem to be designed by the same web designer who doesn't care about convenience!

 

[Pertinax]

I find most local news websites to be even worse, and they all seem to be designed by the same web designer who doesn't care about convenience!

Local news sites are often difficult to navigate I'll agree...