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Tewkesbury hospital patients get penguin pick-me-up

Two penguins have been visiting Tewkesbury Community Hospital to cheer up patients.

It is an annual tradition to have an animal visit - last year it was alpacas that went around the ward.

The penguins, named Pringle and Widget, are Humboldt penguins originally from Peru.

Video Journalists: Francesca Osborne and Dan Ayers

25 December 2022

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