Elderly penguins are retiring in style on their own island at this Boston aquarium
The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened a new private island for their elderly African penguins, where they can eat and ...
Why penguin poop makes krill swim for their lives
A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research ...
At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches ...
A new place for aging penguins to chill: New England Aquarium builds an ‘assisted living’ island
The new private island, separate from the main penguin colony, so far accommodates six aging African penguins, who range in ...
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New England Aquarium opens penguin retirement home
African penguins are an endangered species with a life expectancy of 10 – 15 years in the wild. Penguins in the care of the ...
New England Aquarium builds retirement home for aging penguins
African penguins at the New England Aquarium will live well into their golden years on a new, private island specifically ...
New England Aquarium penguins have a new 'retirement' area. Take a look at the new habitat
Penguins now have a place to go as they get older. More than half of the New England Aquarium’s African penguin colony has ...
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Watch: Geriatric penguins get new ‘retirement island’ at New England Aquarium
Some of the penguins at the aquarium are in their 30s, which is double the normal life expectancy of African penguins in the wild.
High alert in Antarctica as new plague outbreak ravages penguin populations
One of the great concerns in history regarding health is the appearance of new diseases that could lead to a substantial ...
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Zoo penguins given rocks painted by children in hospitals
The stones are designed for "pebbling" - a practice where penguins pick up pebbles in their beaks and bring them to their ...
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From eggs to Eggs Benedict? Saginaw zoo launches poll to name penguin chicks
As of the afternoon of Tuesday, March 11, an online poll for the naming showed Eggs Benedict and Quiche were in the early ...
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At a penguin ‘retirement home,’ a slower pace and plenty of fish
The penguins at New England Aquarium are able to live so much longer because they ... Dr. Melissa Joblon, the aquarium’s director of animal health, said the acupuncture treatments, which are ...