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Oldest living African penguin saved from skin cancer

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It came as quite a shock to friends and keepers when the world's oldest living African penguin in captivity was diagnosed with skin cancer. After undergoing radiation therapy, the 40-year-old furry little lady is once again swimming and waddling around at her home in the US state of Colorado.

It came as quite a shock to friends and keepers when the world's oldest living African penguin in captivity was diagnosed with skin cancer. 



That loud braying sound you hear comes from these African penguins who are very much at home here at the Pueblo, Colorado zoo.

"Well, they are very personable. In the early morning, sometimes you come in and they're swimming like crazy," says Melanie Pococke, zoo penguin keeper.

Tess, whose friend Mongo is her constant companion, is the star of the show here. At just over 40 years of age, she is the world's oldest living African penguin in captivity.

"No female's ever made it to 40 before," Pococke says.

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