Penguins and Zoo
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Love at the Zoo
- Salient
- There are those who believe that the penguins at Wellington Zoo are nothing more than a conspiracy theory. How else can you explain visiting the zoo multiple times and never catching a glimpse of them? Or only seeing their tiny feet and bellies peeking out from their cozy nesting boxes? Some question if they're real or just well-made statues. The keepers in charge of the penguin exhibit seem to think these birds exist, but VUWSA's Emily Bull thinks otherwise. However, I am strongly against this notion. In fact, I was so passionate about it that I contacted the zoo specifically to learn more about my beloved (and entirely real) penguin couple: Harriet and Nettle. And through my research, I discovered how they (along with some other adorable animals) fell in love.
- Accepted from Salient 2024 by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- penguins
- zoo
Wellington Zoological Gardens, Manchester Street, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Keeper Kat reports from Fiordland
- Wellington Zoo
- Kia ora everyone, my name is Kat and I am a Bird & Herbivore Keeper here at Wellington Zoo. Thanks to Wellington Zoo's Conservation Grant I was lucky enough to be given an opportunity to head down south to Milford Sound to assist the Tawaki Project team with some of their field conservation work with Tawaki/Fiordland Crested Penguin.
- Accepted from Wellington ZOO 2020 by feedreader
- Tagged as:
- tawa
- penguins
Wellington Zoological Gardens, Melrose Crescent, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Holly reports from The Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust
- Wellington Zoo
- Hi everyone! My name is Holly and I am one of the Zoo Keepers here at Wellington Zoo. Every year Zoo staff have the opportunity to take a week of paid leave to give back to a conservation organisation of their choice, and this year I chose The Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust.
- Accepted from Wellington ZOO 2020 by feedreader
- Tagged as:
- penguins
Wellington Zoological Gardens, Melrose Crescent, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Deleece reports from The Tawaki Project
- Wellington Zoo
- My name is Deleece Mclaren and I am one of the Zoo Keepers here at Wellington Zoo. Every year Zoo staff have the opportunity to take an extra week of paid leave to give back to a conservation organisation of their choosing.In September I spent a week with one of New Zealand’s endemic penguin projects, The Tawaki Project.
- Accepted from Wellington ZOO 2020 by feedreader
- Tagged as:
- tawa
- penguins
Wellington Zoological Gardens, Melrose Crescent, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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