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Penguins at Sedgwick County Zoo adapt to malaria threat
At Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita staff train Humboldt penguins to retreat indoors at night to dodge mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The flock, once 17, is now 13 after summer deaths, with vaccinations and vitamin boosts used alongside water removal and mosquito-eating fish to protect the birds.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County Zoo
Cessna Penguin Cove
Joe Barkowski
Barkowski
West Nile
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Diane Fell
Steve Feldman
Association For Zoos and Aquariums
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Sandy Wilson
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