Edinburgh Zoo Hilariously Shuts Down Rumor of 'Penguin Erector' Job

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Aug 21, 2018 11:00 AM EDT

Recently a tweet went viral. The tweet basically suggested that someone had stated that they were an Edinburgh Zoo employee and a "penguin erector". The job was to pick up penguins who fell over after looking up at planes passing by. Sounds like the best job!! However, the Zoo made it a point to sadly shut down that rumor mill... 

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    Text - SKH Follow @shalaylaa Boy in the pub was telling me his job is a penguin erector so every time a plane flys over Edinburgh zoo the penguins can't take their eyes off it and end up falling over n he just goes round picking them back up, 38 penguins 2000 flights a day 7:16 AM - 19 Aug 2018
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    Text - MJ Follow @MJJ_616 Replying to @mrs_hippiequeen @mmeals @FlickNickem The Edinburgh zoo is going to be so confused when 100,000 people apply to be penguin erectors there 4:23 PM-19 Aug 2018
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    Text - Edinburgh Zoo Follow @EdinburghZoo Replying to @cortinadave We're sure this will come as a disappointment to many but there is no such position here at Edinburgh Zoo 4:27 AM -20 Aug 2018
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    Text - Dr Heather Dalgarno Follow @HeatherDalgarno Replying to @EdinburghZoo @cortinadave Do penguins fall over when planes pass overhead? This is something I've heard a number of times but didn't seem believable... 4:58 AM 20 Aug 2018
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    Text - Edinburgh Zoo @EdinburghZoo RZSS Follow Replying to @HeatherDalgarno @cortinadave It's a very popular rumour, but penguins do not track planes as they fly overhead. Any clumsy penguin behaviour tends to be unrelated to aircraft 5:06 AM 20 Aug 2018
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    Text - Andy Kitchingman Follow @andykitchi Replying to @EdinburghZoo @cortinadave That's an old one - they used to say it about the Falkland Island "Penguins" after the Falklands War that kept falling over whenever a Hercules Transport plane either landed or took off 1:33 PM 20 Aug 2018
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    Text - SKH Follow @shalaylaa Just heard ur bit n am shocked n appalled my names Shauni HumphriesnI won't believe a senior zoologist I wanty hear it from a penguin itself Capital Scotland @CapitalScotland EDINBURGH ZOO LATEST: "There is no such job. The penguins can't even see the planes from the zoo". Dawn, Senior Penguin Keeper 9:55 AM 20 Aug 2018
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    Text - Jen Follow @_jeffiner_ Replying to @EdinburghZoo @cortinadave if you ever do create a position, I'll do it! 5:34 AM 20 Aug 2018
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