penguin scared of water??

First there was Cinders, the pig (www.dogonews.com/2008/06/12/cinders-a-pig-that-fears-mud) who was scared of mud and now we have 11-year old Kentucky, a Humboldt Penguin, who is petrified of going into the water.

The zookeepers at the Blackbrook Zoological Park in Staffordshire, attribute Kentucky's issues to his birth. The weakest and smallest of all his siblings, the penguin has always had problems with moulting - a process whereby birds replace their damaged feathers with news ones. Most birds do it once or even twice a year.

While Kentucky has always had a problem growing back new feathers, the problem is becoming more severe as he gets older. With not enough feathers to keep him warm, Kentucky hates getting into the cold water and is now seen standing at the edge, staring forlornly, as his fellow penguins splash about in the water.