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Everybody loves penguins. The Calgary Zoo brought the creatures in just over a year ago, and they have become one of the zoo’s most popular exhibits. Now, zookeepers are hosting a penguin walk — eight king penguins freed from their enclosure to stroll among visitors on the grounds three times per week. The zoo’s Trish Exton-Parder said that in test runs, the penguins “really enjoy what they’re doing.” ThePost’s Jen Gerson was on hand as the zoo held its first public walk on Monday morning.

10:45 The penguins are lined up just inside their enclosure, while a dozen young children stick their heads over the gates and make inexplicable cawing noises.

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10:46 The penguins do not caw back.

10:47 “Daddy, can we go to the gift shop?”

“No, we cannot go to the gift shop. Then you’ll miss the penguin walk.

‘‘John, do not eat snow. No. I’ve told you people can get very sick eating snow.

“Do you think I haven’t noticed you throwing snowballs at the back of my jacket?”