Woodland Park Zoo New Penguin Exhibit

Here are some details of the new Humboldt penguin exhibit that opens on May 2nd:

Make a Splash for Penguins

If you scroll halfway down the page on this next link there are a couple of photos of the almost finished, 17,000 square foot exhibit. The penguin pool has now been filled with water for the first and last time and is just about ready to be occupied. There will be about 20 of the black-and-white birds at the zoo when the habitat opens to the public in less than 3 months. The old enclosure was a 60 year-old former seal pool, and the new, much more naturalistic exhibit has been built on the exact same site.

Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring

 

This looks great. I remember watching a special about growing up penguin at this zoo a few weeks ago.

 

Growing Up Penguin was at the Oregon Zoo, not the Woodland Park Zoo.

 

good to hear the project is oing to be done so soon, It look amazingly good

 

Here is a video of the penguins' first day on exhibit.

YouTube - Penguins! Penguins! Penguins! at Woodland Park Zoo

 

Blackduiker

Nice exhibit! I'd like to get up there to visit the Seattle Zoo again one day.

 

You can see a great presentation of this exhibit on Zoolex.

ZooLex Exhibit