This photo provided January 12, 2016 by the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio shows a baby penguin born January 8. PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON: A pygmy blue penguin born at a US zoo has been named "Bowie" in honor of British rock star David Bowie who died late Sunday.
The Cincinnati Zoo posted a picture on Instagram of the squawking ball of brown fuzz with the caption "Meet Bowie."
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The blue penguin was born on Bowie's 69th birthday, January 8, and given his name in a tribute to the music legend.
With the singer's subsequent death of cancer, shocking fans around the world, the zoo said "the penguin chick's name has since taken on added meaning."
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"Keepers even played David Bowie music for the chick, (whose) gender won't be confirmed for several weeks," it said.
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