by: PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune October 21, 2011
Photos: Jim Gehrz
The penguins have moved to the 'burbs.
Eleven of 13 African penguins that were removed from their flood-ravaged exhibit in Minot, N.D., to temporary quarters at the Como Zoo in St. Paul are now calling the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley their home.
The 11 are joining other penguins in an exhibit that resembles their natural habitat on South Africa's famed Boulders Beach, where they can swim in a 7-foot pool and waddle around built-in nesting areas. The other two are remaining at the Como Zoo.
Minnesota Zoo visitors can get a great view of the 11 new penguins during their daily feeding sessions at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The Minnesota Zoo participates in the African Penguin Species Survival Plan, which focuses on expanding the population in captivity as it declines in the wild.
Over the summer, the penguins traveled 507 miles by truck from Minot to the Como Zoo. They were among the 230 or so animals evacuated from the Roosevelt Park Zoo that found itself under 4 to 14 feet of water.
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