At the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, the penguins are usually one of the main attractions. But with the aquarium closed due to COVID-19, the penguins are able to see what it’s like on the other side of the glass.
With aquarium hallways free of people, a group of rockhopper penguins were allowed to leave their habitat and explore the rest of the aquarium.
“Without guests in the building, caretakers are getting creative in how they provide enrichment to animals,” the aquarium told the Chicago Tribune. “Introducing new experiences, activities, foods and more to keep them active, encourage them to explore, problem-solve and express natural behaviors.”
The aquarium posted to Twitter a video of one of the penguins, named Wellington, meeting some fish in the Amazon exhibit.
Penguins in the Amazon?! 🐧🌴
Some of the penguins went on a field trip to meet other animals at Shedd. Wellington seemed most interested in the fishes in Amazon Rising! The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor. pic.twitter.com/KgYWsp5VQD
— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 15, 2020
“Wellington seemed most interested in the fishes in Amazon Rising!” the aquarium said in the tweet. “The black-barred silver dollars also seemed interested in their unusual visitor.”
“Thank you Shedd Aquarium for continuing to post…we need our smiles wherever we can get them,” one Twitter user responded.