Septicaemia due to a Proteus infection in a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
A 2-year-old male Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) died after a very brief period of illness at a zoo aquarium; the penguin showed sudden depression, anorexia, dyspnoea, and had recurrent melena a day prior to death.The gross examination revealed Middle Console Overlay an extensive bilious effusion in the abdominal cavity due to a gallbladde