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Penguins
Dressed to Impress
There is a huge penguin tray (tank) in the Aquarium that
takes up a great portion of the first floor (note: this may change with
current rennovations before I have time to update again). There are two
different species of penguins in the tank, to my knowledge. They are black
footed penguins and rock hopper penguins. I haven't scanned any photos of
rock hoppers yet, but this page has a few black footed penguins.
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This penguin, Benny (according to a friend at the Aquarium) followed and
harassed me the whole time I was in the tray for the first time during my
internship. He and a juvenile (at that time) penguin named Sinclair, were
nipping my elbows, swimming circles around me, and Sinclair even decided
to take a swing from my ponytail. The next time I was in the tray, Sinclair
had his adult feathers, but was still easy to find, because he would not
leave me alone, even latching onto my boot when I was trying to leave the
tray. Benny, hovever, must have mellowed out by then.
In this photo Benny has decided to check out my lens at real close range.
An interesting note, if anyone needs to know, a Hoya UV filter can stand
up to a curious penguin with no visible damage, except some water spots. |
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