penguins
Amid criticism, 80,000 tourists visit Antarctica to swim with penguins
The colony of 2,500 penguins has been gradually declining over the years. It is not known if it is the fault of humanity.
Preparations begin for Penguins’ nesting season
Officials also stated that the summer season would not take a toll on the penguins as the temperature of the enclosure is regulated manually.
Penguins recover 25 per cent of money spent on them
10,000 people visit the zoo every day, visitors double on holidays.
Same-sex penguin couple incubate egg at Sydney aquarium
Gentoo penguins share parenting responsibilities equally, so there is little difference between opposite-sex or same-sex parenting
Warming Antarctic risks diet of Emperor Penguins
The tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species, Emperor Penguin, have a varied menu that changes with the season.
Peckish penguins can’t get enough Bombay duck
All seven penguins put together eat around 5-6kg of fish every day.
Popular penguin exhibit breathes life into Byculla Zoo
Byculla Zoo or Jijamata Udyaan was formerly called Ranichi Baag (Queen's Gardens) after the original British name Victoria Gardens.
Byculla zoo entry fee hike doesn’t deter penguins’ fans
The civic body had received a lot of flak after it had hiked the entry fee by ten-fold from Rs 5 to Rs 50 from August 1 this year.
Watch Byculla zoo penguins frolic on slide, seesaw soon
The zoo authorities have also ordered feeding balls, which have little openings from where the penguins will take out fish to eat.
Byculla zoo to let penguins mate in privacy
There are seven penguins in all – three males and four females – all two-and-a-half to three years old.