penguin exhibit at the International Antarctic Centre

the penguin enclosure at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch. The exhibit opened in 2006 and currently houses 17 little blue penguins and 7 white-flippered penguins. The little blues came from the Napier Marineland and the white-flippered are local Canterbury birds. All individuals are rehab birds (except for a couple bred in the enclosure) and are handicapped by such things as damaged flippers, broken beaks, blindness, etc.

This shot is from the open-fronted viewing area. The enclosure is open to the sky but covered in netting to keep out seagulls. Big window for underwater viewing on opposite side of pool.

March 2011