Penguinarium

A penguinarium is a vivarium for penguins intended to simulate aspects of their natural environment.[1]

Penguinarium containing Humboldt penguins in Prague Zoo

Penguinariums date back at least to 1968, when the Detroit Zoo opened the first in North America and possibly the world.[2][3] The Detroit penguinarium was expanded in 2015 with a US$21 million overhaul funded in part by a US$10 million donation, the largest in the zoo's history, from a single donor.[3] In April 2016, the Polk Penguin Conservation Center opened at the Detroit Zoo becoming the world's largest penguinarium.[4] However, the exhibit temporarily closed in 2019 for waterproofing repairs as the penguins were moved back into the 1968 exhibit. The conservation center reopened on February 14, 2022.[5]

As of 2005, the world's second largest penguinarium was located on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where twelve tons of artificial snow were generated daily for the penguins at Loro Parque aquarium.[6]

References
  1. King, R.J. (June 2013). "A Really Cool Plan: Detroit Zoo unveils plan to build new $20-million penguin exhibit". Hour Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. Domm, Robert W. (2009). Michigan Yesterday & Today. Voyageur Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-61673-138-0.
  3. "Detroit zoo floats plan for $21m 'Penguinarium' to open in 2015". The Guardian. Associated Press in Royal Oak. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. "Detroit Zoo gives 1st look inside new penguin home". Detroit Free Press. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. "Detroit Zoo reopens penguin exhibit for the first time since 2019". Detroit Free Press. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. "Bill Clinton Aims for a Birdie in the Canaries". Hello Magazine. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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