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Penguin parade at Edinburgh Zoo
Unknown, 1981, Slide transparency
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Penguin parade at Edinburgh Zoo
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28333
Title
Penguin parade at Edinburgh Zoo
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Unknown
Date
1981
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2.3 x 3.5 cm
Type
Slide transparency
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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Edinburgh Zoo - 100 years
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