Yesterday, Boing Boing linked to an article about a baby penguin stolen from Amazon World, a zoo on the Isle of Wight in Southern England. Alerted by readers that the story might be a hoax, BB ran an update, leaving it an open question. Curious whether the story of the missing Jackass Penguin was true or the result of jackass reporting, Gelf contacted Amazon World and heard back from manager Katherine Bright. Apparently, the story is true. Here's what Bright wrote to us:

"Yes the reports are true this is not a hoax! We last saw Toga our 4 month old Jackass Penguin at 5pm on Saturday and discovered he was missing on Sunday. The enclosure was secure with no route of escape for the penguin and police agree that a human must have taken him as there is no evidence to suggest a natural predator. He weighs approximately 9 pounds and we estimate that with out food will survive for around 5 days. He was still being fed by his parents and will not take food from a human. At this time we have around 36 hours in which to find him before we start to lose hope. If you require any photos or other information please contact me. Currently there is around £4000 reward available for information leading to his safe return. Thank you to everyone helping to find him!"