If you thought when you woke up this morning that you wouldn't see the famous London landmark known as The Gherkin blessed with a superimposed image of a penguin, then you were most assuredly very wrong.

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Because, believe it or not, London Zoo's press department has come up with an ingenious method to get us talking about their flapping, waddling, swimming friends - and it's all thanks to some top notch Photoshop skills.

The press release that accompanies the photos explains that "[ZSL London Zoo plan] to approach city bigwigs with the bold concept of turning the prominent Swiss Re Building – more commonly known as The Gherkin – into a giant penguin."

But if they do actually do that, and the people who own the building agree to carry out this audacious stunt, we will eat our penguin-shaped comedy hats. But anyway, what does it matter if it doesn't actually happen - look, it's a penguin on a skyscraper! Happy days.

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