Season's penguin marching begins at zoo

Season's penguin marching begins at zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors line up to see penguins walking toward their feeding site at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 19, 2010. The marching is a major winter attraction at the zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture.

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