Old Penguin Gets New Life After Aquarium Uses Acupuncture Treatment

NEW ORLEANS, La. (CBS Local) – Acupuncture has been a common practice among humans for centuries, but now humans are using acupuncture to give a penguin a new lease on life.
Veterinarian Cyndi Benbow and workers at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas are using the carefully placed needles to help their friend: a 36-year-old African penguin named Ernie.
Ernie was hatched on New Year’s Day in 1982 and has become the third-oldest penguin raised in captivity. The ancient