A group of mischevious penguins at the Odense Zoo in Denmark clearly didn't plan out an escape from their enclosure very well, but they gave it their all. 

Zookeepers found a bunch of tiny, incriminating penguin footprints leading down the hallway of the building. As they closed in, they came across the five adorable escapees.

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In one final attempt for freedom, the penguins waddle as fast as they can the other way looking for an exit. Sadly, their plans are foiled when they reach a dead end.

Back to the drawing board, boys. Perhaps watching 'Penguins of Madagascar' will help  better prepare them for their next jail break.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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