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“The Republican presidential candidate is sporting a small bandage on his finger after getting nipped by a small penguin during his tour of the zoo on Friday.”

The Associated Press, reporting on GOP candidate Newt Gingrich getting bitten by a penguin during a St. Louis zoo visit; he was in town to speak at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting. Depending on your political affiliation, this tuxedoed attacker may now join the ranks of TIME’s Top 10 Evil Animals.

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