New England Aquarium wants its endangered African penguins to get a little steamy ahead of World Penguin Day.
Aquarium experts are playing matchmaker behind the scenes to encourage eight pairs of penguins to breed more chicks. The Boston attraction is giving its penguins “honeymoon suites” – cosy plastic igloo-style homes and other private nooks off the main exhibit designed to get them in the mood.
Biologists say that will help a population expected to be extinct in the wild by 2025 to continue to thrive in captivity. Over the past 15 years, the aquarium has sent 28 birds to seven zoos and aquariums around North America. World Penguin Day is April 25.
(Press Association)
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