May 17, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Four new penguins have a new home in the northern hemisphere, thousands of miles from where they were discovered.
Thirteen Magellanic penguins were found on the coast of Brazil, not unusual in itself, but these had been orphaned and were distressed.
Four were brought to Jacksonville for rehabilitation and to join the penguin exhibit.
According to Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Deputy Director of Conservation and Education Dan Maloney, it's not clear what happened to the penguins' parents, but these four have cleared their quarantine periods and are on their way to their new home.
They'll have to spend a bit of time in the exhibit's holding area before going on display, but that's pretty soon.
When they get turned loose in their new home, they'll join the five penguins who already live there, and Maloney said because they're such social animals, they'll live in "peace and harmony."
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