The Aquarium is open and in the midst of a renovation that will renew its main building to the core. During this project, most of the penguins have been moved to make room for the Giant Ocean Tank animals. They will return when the renovation is completed in early summer 2013. In the meantime you can visit the little blue penguins in their temporary exhibit out the back doors toward the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center.
Animals
When construction is not happening in the main building, several species of penguins live at the Aquarium. The African penguins are also known as jackass penguins for their loud call, which sounds like a donkey’s bray. The rockhoppers are popular for their punk-rock hairdo of wild yellow feathers. And everyone loves the little blue penguins, which are the smallest penguin species in the world.
Habitat
Penguins spend most of their lives at sea, but every penguin needs to come ashore to breed, molt and raise chicks. All penguins live south of the equator. Some penguins live in or near Antarctica, but most prefer more temperate climes. African penguins and little blue penguins nest in burrows on or near scrubby temperate beaches, while rockhoppers prefer rocky subarctic islands.
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