"We had a penguin wreck"

This story made me laugh and tear up at the same time. How awful would it have been if you killed a penquin with your car? Could you stand the guilt? And at the same time, how funny would it be to see a big bag with an octopus and some Nemo fish rolling down the road? Side note: They were moving the animals to "Moody Gardens" - who the hell names a zoo, Moody Gardens? I guess they put them in Prozac pens.

Penguins scattered on Texas highway
MARSHALL, Texas (AP) — A truck transporting zoo animals overturned Tuesday, spilling about two dozen penguins, tropical fish and an octopus onto an east Texas highway, authorities said.

"We had a penguin wreck," Department of Public Safety trooper Richard Buchanan said

The driver, Kelly Hodge, and a passenger sustained minor scratches and bruises. The Indianapolis Zoo employees were taking the animals to Moody Gardens in Galveston when Hodge lost control of the truck on U.S. Highway 59, Buchanan said.

The penguins were travelling in heavy tubs, which broke open when the truck crashed. Three penguins were killed by oncoming traffic; one died in the crash. Another penguin suffered a broken wing.

The octopus and fish were being transported in water-filled plastic bags. The octopus survived, but some of the fish died when the bags burst, Buchanan said.

Troopers and workers from the nearly Caldwell Zoo in Tyler helped corral the penguins and rescue the fish, Buchanan said.

The penguins were taken to the Caldwell Zoo for examination and then sent on to Galveston by mid-afternoon.

"They were doing remarkably well for what they had been through," he said.