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	<title>Alexandra Highcrest Magazine &#187; Avian Apparel</title>
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	<description>I used to work in fashion, then I took an arrow to the knee.</description>
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		<title>The AHM Swimsuit Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paddy O'Conure</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avian Apparel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know how good new clothes make us feel. Ralph, a bald Humboldt penguin, is enjoying a new lease of life at a Hampshire wildlife park &#8211; after being fitted with his own tailor-made wetsuit. Unlike most Humboldt penguins, who molt their feathers gradually, Ralph&#8217;s always fall out in one day. Ralph&#8217;s baldness left him at severe risk of sunburn and he faced being kept indoors for three weeks at a time while his new plumage grew in. David White, assistant manager of Penguin World at Marwell, near Winchester, said: &#8220;Ralph is perfectly healthy so we don&#8217;t know why his feathers all drop out at once.&#8221; He and his colleagues had thought about covering him in sunscreen but realized it would wash off in water. Then they hit on the wetsuit idea and fashioned him the rubber outfit from the leg of a man&#8217;s wetsuit. &#8220;Ralph must be the first scuba penguin but he seems so at ease that we&#8217;ve been thinking maybe we should get him a mask and snorkel as well,&#8221; said Mr. White. We at AHM think a snappy fedora (men look good in hats) and perhaps an understated watch would be more attractive accessories, or perhaps [...]]]></description>
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