Penguins have been going on a lot of field trips during this pandemic.
Kansas City Zoo penguins got a chance to roam around The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. According to this article, even penguins get a little crazy during quarantine.
Here's the adorable video of them walking around. I was sad to hear the penguins didn't like the Monet paintings as much as I do.
Penguins at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago got to roam around to meet other animals.
A Rockhopper penguin named Wellington got to meet the Beluga whales. Here's video of them meeting.
The Florida Aquarium also let their African penguins roam around the aquarium.
Wild African penguins in South Africa seem to be having fun too. Since there are less people out in the streets they have been coming into the city. Here's video of three penguins wandering around town.
According to this article, penguins are a big tourist attractions in Australia. The Victoria and Phillip Island Nature Parks made a video to help people around the world learn about the Fairy penguins. They hope people will come back to visit when tourists are able to. The penguins have a nightly run back to their burrows. The funny video makes it sound like a marathon race.
Penguins have also made scientific news.
Researchers found out that really strong laughing gas comes out of the poop that penguins in Antarctica make.
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