
Keeper Connection: Why Don’t the Penguins Swim… Or Do They?
If you’ve spent any time at the penguin exhibit over the last 20 years or so, you’ve probably asked why our penguins never swim. It is, after all, the number
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If you’ve spent any time at the penguin exhibit over the last 20 years or so, you’ve probably asked why our penguins never swim. It is, after all, the number

African penguins are in danger of extinction. Wild colonies along the coast of South Africa and Namibia are being depleted due to overfishing, climate change, and pollution. Seneca Park Zoo

In April of 1997, the Rocky Coast Exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo opened. This brand new, state of the art exhibit displayed habitats for polar bears, California sea lions,