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Uruguayan environmentalist Tesore washes penguin with fresh water and soap to remove oil from its feathers in Piriapolis

05 Jul 2007

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Uruguayan environmentalist Richard Tesore washes a penguin with fresh water and soap to remove oil from its feathers in Piriapolis, near the seaside resort of Punta del Este July 5, 2007. At least 100 penguins were found on several Uruguayan beaches covered with oil, most of them dead.
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