The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was forced to close its doors to visitors after Illinois enacted measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The aquarium staff took the opportunity to let a few penguins roam the establishment.
The aquarium has posted on Twitter a series of videos recounting the adventures of penguins left at large in various parts of the center. Several of them feature a couple, Edward and Annie, whom we see, wandering around the rotunda or near the intelligence office.
Another video shows a crested penguin visiting the hall of an exhibit on the aquatic fauna of the Amazon. He is Wellington, the oldest penguin in the institution, who has lived there since 1991.
The adventure continues! 🐧🐧
— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 16, 2020
This morning, Edward and Annie explored Shedd’s rotunda. They are a bonded pair of rockhopper penguins, which means they are together for nesting season. Springtime is nesting season for penguins at Shedd, and this year is no different! (1/3) 👇 pic.twitter.com/VdxN3oQAfe
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
