More road kill.....
Penguins in Texas highway crash
Three of the penguins that died were gentoo
Texas highway patrol officers carried out one of their strangest rescues after a truck carrying 25 penguins, an octopus and exotic fish overturned.
The unusual load was being transported from Indianapolis Zoo to the Texas tourist attraction Moody Gardens in Galveston when the accident happened.
Four of the penguins and some of the tropical fish died, while the driver and passenger sustained minor injuries.
The survivors were later taken on to Galveston and said to be doing well.
Trooper Richard Buchanan, of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the penguins were thrown out of the truck after it overturned in the east of the state.
One rockhopper penguin died in the crash and a further three gentoo penguins were killed by oncoming traffic.
"The rest of the penguins kind of stayed together in a ditch," he said.
The octopus - who, like the fish, was being transported in a plastic bag - appeared unharmed, officials said. A few of the fish died after their bags burst.
Alligators
The wildlife was being transported to Moody Gardens while work on a new exhibit