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- ↑ "Adventures of the Little Penguin Lolo (Film 2)". Animator.ru. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ↑ "Adventures of the Little Penguin Lolo (Film 3)". Animator.ru. Retrieved 2012-09-08.