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You know what's cuter than a penguin? One that's lost all its feathers. Sure, sounds like a boiled chicken, but now picture it dressed in a custom-made wet suit.

Ralph, a Humboldt penguin at the Marwell Wildlife center in the U.K., loses his feathers all at once every year, unlike the rest of his bird compatriots who lose them gradually.

This leaves little Ralphy prone to sunburn and a Costanza-like inferiority complex. His zookeepers were debating whether or not to keep Ralph indoors for several weeks or slather him up with water- and penguin-proof sunblock when they came up with the notion to make him a custom suit out of the leg of a man's wet suit.

Now Ralph, 9, gets to splash around with his friends while dressed like the spokespenguin for Body Glove. It's the sporty version of the classic tuxedoed penguin look -- for the bird who craves both fashion and adventure.