Penguins at the Greensboro Science Center SciQuarium

I went to the Greensboro Science Center (formerly known as the Natural Science Center) to check out the new SciQuarium, which is housed in a brand new building added to the existing one. One of my favorite exhibits in the new SciQuarium was the penguins. They are so cute! This is one of the most interesting displays to watch, because there are plenty of birds in the exhibit--about a dozen or so--and so there is always some activity to watch. As you can see by the pictures, some are standing, some are swimming, and some are even diving! 

Penguins are very engaging animals, because besides being very cute, they are very social, and they interact with you to the extent they can. They come look at you and follow your hand movements if you wave. This particular exhibit really lets you see the birds quite close as they dive and swim up against the glass. It was a very nice display! 

Please excuse my photos, as one of the reasons penguins are great to watch is also what makes them hard to photograph--all that movement!

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All photographs (c) Ali McCartney. Not to be used without permission.