Posh Penguin

GUESTS visiting Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin at #SeaWorld #Orlando can see one penguin that does not quite look like the others. She’s wearing her very own wetsuit.

The female Adelie penguin recently experienced feather-loss, which can happen to penguins in their natural habitats and wild populations. As a result of her feather-loss, the bird had a hard time naturally regulating her body temperature. SeaWorld’s aviculture team set out to assist her and created a wetsuit to mimic her former coat of feathers. The coat was designed and sewn by SeaWorld’s wardrobe department and custom fit just for her.

While wearing her wetsuit the penguin swims, sleeps and eats alongside her fellow penguins.

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Trio of Penguin chicks hatched at Birdland

A TRIO of penguin chicks has hatched out at Birdland Park & Gardens in Gloucestershire, England. All three, which were born in July at the wildlife attraction are doing well and keepers are pleased to see how they are rapidly growing. 

#Birdland is home to a colony of captive-bred Humboldt penguins who live alongside Britain’s only breeding group of king penguins.

Head keeper Alistair Keen said: ‘This year we created a series of nesting sites within the rockwork of their display. The nesting areas mimic those in the wild and definitely seem to be working well as there are a number of pairs who have been sitting on eggs and displaying typical courtship and nesting behaviour.’

Originally from South America, the Humboldt penguin is found in and around coastal Peru and Chile. The penguin gets its name from the cold water current it swims in, which was discovered by the explorer Alexander von Humboldt.

Humboldt penguins can live for more than 30 years in captivity. In the wild, they are under threat from climate change, overfishing, and acidification of the oceans. They are now officially listed as 'vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Birdland has more than 500 birds.

www.birdland.co.uk

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Celebrate World Penguin Day

APRIL 25, is World #Penguin Day. In England, it can be celebrated at #Birdland Park & Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. 

Its newly-renovated Penguin Shore is home to Britain’s only breeding group of King Penguins.

Highlights include the twice-daily penguin feeds and talks by the head keeper.

Adults £9.95, children £6.95 (3-16), under 3s free

www.birdland.co.uk

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London office to lead Falkland Isles tourism push

THE Falkland Islands Tourist Board has announced plans to open a London office next year.

The tourism board is also planning to recruit a director of international communications to lead promotion and marketing of the islands in the UK, US and emerging markets.

Says the board’s managing director, Tony Mason: ‘Having a strong base in the United Kingdom and continuing to develop partnerships in the United States and with emerging markets will ensure the message gets out that the Falkland Islands are truly the most beautiful and unspoilt nature and wildlife offering in the world.’

UK visitor arrivals are expected to reach 3,000 this year, up 20% on 2013.

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Picture Credit: From Top: "Falkland Islands Penguins 40" by Ben Tubby - flickr.com. via Wikimedia Commons; "Pot Stanley Cathedral" via Wikimedia Commons