Newt Gingrich bitten by penguin. Seriously.

Newt Gingrich has a long history of posing for photo-ops with animals. One penguin at the St. Louis Zoo wasn’t interested. The animal nipped the GOP candidate’s finger during a private tour on Friday. Probably a Romney supporter.

Zoo spokeswoman Susan Gallagher says Gingrich was given a small bandage for his bite wound.

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