World's smallest species of penguins - known for 'big personalities' - have a new home at La Jolla aquarium
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The world's smallest penguins are the newest big deal at an aquarium in La Jolla.will be the only facility in the western United States to feature a habitat for Little Blue penguins.
Little Blues are the smallest species of penguin, standing less than a foot tall and weighing just 2-3 pounds.The 2,900 square-foot exhibit includes a rocky and sandy shore habitat and an 18,000-gallon pool.They fall under a special conservation program managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and only a handful of facilities around the world have a habitat for Little Blue penguins.
The penguins will be housed in the Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins habitat, in honor of a $1 million gift from a family that has been a long-time supporter of the zoo and its parent organization, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at the University of California San Diego.
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