Added fun facts: they have teeth in their throats to haul the fish down, and the fish oil secretions are stored in a gland near their tails!
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Deconceptualist@leminal.space 16 hours ago
I got to feed endangered African penguins once at an aviary! They just swallow whole fish (whether in the water or tossed to them though the air), no need for prep.
Fun fact, they secrete all that fish oil right onto their feathers (it helps them glide though the water), but that makes them little stink monsters! Seriously, penguins smell rather terrible haha.
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Weird that they keep flightless birds in aviary, but penguins are my spirit animal so I’m jealous.
Dymonika@beehaw.org 11 hours ago
Wow, that’s… kind of disgustingly intriguing of evolution…
NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
That must have been really fun! The Toronto zoo has an awards plaque for “Nice Penguin of the Month” and “Naughty Penguin of the Month” which leads me to believe that they must be characters