Missing penguin Mannheim found dead

mannheim - The Humboldt penguin Saturday disappeared from a zoo in Mannheim, is dead. A passer-by found the body of the animal Thursday morning on the edge of a parking lot, not far from the Luisenpark.

'Obviously, the offender is stripped this place of the animal. Whether it was alive at that time is unknown, 'the police said. A local newspaper reported that lacked the head of the penguin, but would not confirm the police.

Director Joachim Költzsch of the zoo said that the outcome of the incident could not have been worse. 'We are all upset. Stripped of death, but also upset because it handles so little respect by living beings. '

The prosecutor in Mannheim has opened an investigation. The authorities have ruled that the 5 kilo and 60 cm high penguin by a predator from his residence or has been there yourself escaped.

Earlier, the director said that there was probably an organized criminal gang behind the theft. 'These probably are not going to those who found the penguin cute and wanted to take him home. In most cases, these specialized offenders who wish to export the animal. The buyers have their own Private zoo if they want to breed with the animal. '