Baby Penguins at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Auckland

Baby Penguins at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Auckland
Don't miss your chance to see these new additions making a splash.

The newest additions to the sub-Antarctic penguin family at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Auckland are off to a swimmingly good start to life as they made a splash this month. The 14 Gentoo penguin chicks were given a routine health check by the keepers who monitored their flippers, beaks and weights before all chicks were given the all-clear to jump in for a swim with the assistance of Penguin Team Leader Madeline Seaman.

The penguins hatched during last year’s successful breeding efforts and marked one of the most successful seasons yet for the Auckland attraction, which has now facilitated twenty-one breeding seasons. Activities such as today’s swimming lessons are part Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s penguin enrichment program, where the penguin team continuously enhance and change the penguin’s environment to encourage the development of complicated social skills and increase behavioural diversity.

Currently on display in Penguin Discovery, guests to the attraction will be able to see the chicks for themselves within the main colony exploring their new home or enjoying a fish feed. Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Penguin Passport also allows guests to go on to the ice and see the chicks even closer and learn all about them through a guided tour.

Visit www.kellytarltons.co.nz for more information.

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