Penguin in Matsue gets 'White Day' treat

MATSUE, Japan - Takeshi Notsu, a zookeeper at Matsue Vogel Park, feeds horse mackerel from a heart-shaped bowl to 10-year-old female penguin Sakura as a present for "White Day" on March 12, 2014, in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture in western Japan. In Japan, women send gifts to men on Valentine's Day and men return the favor on White Day on March 14. Sakura has been frequently chasing and staying close to Notsu in apparent courtship behaviors.

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