Newt nipped by zoo penguin, gets Band-Aid
ReutersBy Bruce Olson | Reuters – 14 hrs ago
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Things have not been going all that well for Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lately, even at one of his favorite places - the zoo.
Newt was nipped on the finger by a penguin during a private tour of the famous St. Louis zoo on Friday before he spoke to the National Rifle Association convention, zoo officials confirmed on Monday.
Gingrich, who is trailing in the Republican race for the White House and is under pressure to withdraw, passed unscathed through Big Cat Country and avoided contact with the crocodiles in the Herpetarium. But his visit took a turn when a Magellanic penguin pecked at the candidate's hand.
"He was nipped on the finger by a penguin," zoo public relations director Susan Gallagher said. "A Band-Aid took care of the injury."
LOL~~~ even penguins know where newt sits in the pecking order. In a related story, Callista, while looking at the primate exhibit, saw her reflection in the glass and remarked how the facial features looked almost human-like. Ron Paul, tagging along, had to leave early as the Macaques kept trying to mount him in a show of dominance by a small band of disturbed followers.
