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WackyCapNTrish: Penguin Babies! What's not to love?
Everyone loves Penguins, Everyone loves Babies! Magellanic Baby Penguins being moved to their public display at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
WackyTrish went to see the baby penguins being moved to the public penguin display. If you want to know our Wacky story: read this.
Penguin Babies!
Two Magellanic Penguin chicks made their first public appearance today at the June Keyes Penguin Habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Their parents are Roxy and Floyd. One is called Heidi, the other is yet to be named.
They were born in June and were cared for behind the scenes of the aquarium. Now some 90 days later, their downy newborn feathers have been replaced with water-tight, sub-adult feathers.
Magellanic Penguins are native to Argentina and Chile in South America and prefer a more temperate climate than tAntarctic penguins, making them ideal for... Southern California! An interesting fact is that they hatch with their eyes closed and they are only able to open them a week later.
How to See the Babies
If you are in the Southern California Area you can get up close and personal with the baby penguins.
1/ Visit the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach (open 9am to 6pm daily) http://www.aquariumofpacific.org for ticket prices.
2/ Be one of the first two to check in each day on Four Square and you can go behind the scenes at the Penguin exhibit.
3/ Visit them during their daily meet-and-greets at the Molina Animal Care Center at the Aquarium.
If you are not in the Southern California area, you can still see the penguins!
1/ Check them out on one of the Aquarium's live webcams. http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/exhibits/webcams
2/ Check out the videos at Squigglemom! Babies walking the runway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lYUt6iYEj0. Excited adults http://youtu.be/3EivuQ_xcNA
You Can Name a Penguin!
The naming privilege for the "as yet unnamed penguin" will be awarded to the winner at the live auction at the Aquarium of the Pacific's 10th annual Sea Fare fundraiser on Saturday, October 19th, 2013. Tickets are $125 pp and includes gourmet food, beverages open bar and more. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/seafare or call 562-437-FISH.
About the Author
Trish Tsoiasue is a Patch Blogger from Long Beach, CA. She is planning a trip to the Bay Area, so that she can find people who make things and places that they make things to feature on a Patch blog near her or near you, on her Squigglemom YouTube channel and on her reality show that she is getting ready to launch with Caprice Rothe (Hands of E.T.) on new channel WackyCapNTrish. Subscribe now to see our first show when it's ready!
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