Russell Jones
10/19/2014
Gulf
World threw a birthday party for one of their oldest residents. Fat Boy
is turning 31 years-old. Staff wanted to honor this achievement
because it’s so rare for African penguins to live this long.
Stephanie Nagle the Education Coordinator at Gulf World was on hand for the celebration.
“He
is a little bit older so he is calmer than the others. He is the only
male in our habitat, so the other females are a little bit more active
than he is, but he still very healthy and we hope to celebrate many more
birthdays in the future,” says Nagle.
Gulf World is home to many different aquatic animals including penguins. Fat Boy is an African Black-Footed Penguin.
This species is on the endangered list, so staff used today as
an opportunity to educate the public on how to help the animal.
This species is on the endangered list, so staff used today as
an opportunity to educate the public on how to help the animal.
According
to Gulf World trainers, picking up liter on the beach to reducing the
amount of water you use everyday are ways to help Fat Boy and his family
live on forever.
One admirer loves the penguin for all kinds of reasons.
"I like how they can swim and dive. They are cool animals but just weird little birds,” says Bennett Schneider.source
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