Need something to smile about today…how about PENGUINS!
With everything closing down and people being told to stay home, the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago also closed it’s doors, BUT they let the penguins play!
Literally, the penguins were let loose on Sunday to explore the building. A group of Rockhopper Penguins were allowed to leave their habitat and explore the rest of the aquarium in an entertaining way to provide enrichment for the animals, and the video that accompanied has most of us smiling big today!
Wellington got to take a trip to meet the fishies…
Penguins in the Amazon?! 🐧🌴
Some of the penguins went on a field trip to meet other animals at Shedd. Wellington seemed most interested in the fishes in Amazon Rising! The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor. pic.twitter.com/KgYWsp5VQD
— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 15, 2020
The adventure continues! 🐧🐧
This morning, Edward and Annie explored Shedd’s rotunda. They are a bonded pair of rockhopper penguins, which means they are together for nesting season. Springtime is nesting season for penguins at Shedd, and this year is no different! (1/3) 👇 pic.twitter.com/VdxN3oQAfe— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 16, 2020
And the adventure continues…
While this may be a strange time for us, these days feel normal for animals at Shedd. Our caregivers are constantly providing new experiences for the animals to explore and express their natural behaviors with. Let us know what penguin activities you would like to see! (3/3) pic.twitter.com/ftlow7iPHl
— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 16, 2020
