Penguin

On Tuesday, August 2, the kids in Summer Adventure and Waretown Rec. got to see a real live penguin in the Waretown gym. His name his Dunlop.

We learned that some penguins come from Africa, but most come from Antarctica. They live by the ocean and eat  fish. Nancy and Lauren brought the penguins from Jenkinson's Aquarium. They told the kids to keep quiet so as not to scare him.

 Dunlop
 * Birthday - February 4, 1993
 * Bead Colors - 2 dark blue, 1 red, 1 white on right wing
 * Weight - 7.8 pounds
 * Personality Traits - likes to take his time with everything that he is doing, walking, swimming, collecting nesting materials, etc.
 * Interesting Fact - Dunlop was the first chick hatched at Jenkinson's Aquarium
 * Favorite enrichment toy/ other item - mini frisbes
 * Married to Kringle
 * Related to Onyx (Brother) and Jewel (mother), Shadow (aunt), Saba (cousin





African penguins have a black upside down U-shape on their neck with black speckles on their chest. They are about 2 feet tall and weigh between 7 and 11 pounds. African penguins live and breed on the coast of South Africa. People have hunted these penguins so much that their numbers declined from at least one million to about 150,000. They are now a protected species, but are still caused trouble by oil spills off the coast of Africa. African penguins are also known as the Blackfoot penguin. Scientific genus and species: //Spheniscus demersus// This information was found at Kid Zone



Thanks to Mrs. Broadbent and the Ocean Township Recreation Department for arranging this great program.