Gentoo Penguin, Edinburgh Zoo

Category

Library Item

Item no

28576

Title

Gentoo Penguin, 'Porpoising', penguin enclosure, Edinburgh Zoo

Description

This leaping in and out of the water that Gentoo penguins do when swimming is called 'porpoising'.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2013

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Penguins are famous residents at Edinburgh Zoo and their time at the zoo dates back almost to the beginning. In 1914, shipping company, Christian Salvesen gifted several penguins, starting with 4 kings, 1 gentoo and 1 macaroni penguin. The first penguin birth outside the southern hemisphere took place at Edinburgh Zoo in 1919. It was in 1951 that the penguin parade began, started by a curious gentoo who ventured out of his enclosure when a gate had been left open.

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Animals > Birds > Penguins

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Places > Edinburgh areas > Corstorphine

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Edinburgh Zoo

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Sports and recreation facilities > Zoos

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