Calgary 
Credit: Calgary Zoo
The Calgary Zoo’s popular Penguin Walk is celebrating its ninth anniversary as the king penguins will once again take to the pathways for another royal waddle through the zoo.
This year, the zoo’s newest king penguin chick, Boudicca, who hatched on July 18, 2020 will join as many as 13 adult king penguins participating in the daily walk including: Diana, Grace, Arthur, Solomon, Tut, Cleopatra, Antoinette, Josephine, Louis, Phillipe, Henri, Napoleon, and George for the daily waddle from Penguin Plunge.
King penguins are listed as least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as they need healthy polar habitats to survive and these ecosystems are heavily affected by changing climates.
This year the zoo is asking visitors to arrive before the walk starts in order to find a viewing spot along the designated route.
Visitors also must remain in their viewing spot for the duration of the walk (~15 mins).
The zoo says staff and volunteers will be onsite to guide visitors to the location and helpfully remind people to physically distance between their household and other households.
WHEN:
Beginning on Friday, January 15, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
First entry slot at 9:00-9:30 a.m., last entry slot at 9:30-10:00 a.m.
The walk will continue weather permitting until ~ end of March.
The walk is subject to weather conditions; if the weather is too warm (+5C) or too cold, (below-25C), or the wind exceeds 20km/hr. it will be cancelled for the welfare of the birds.
Any updates will be posted to the zoo’s website and social media channels.
WHERE:
The daily walk starts at Penguin Plunge and loops down to the Discovery Trail Bridge and back to their habitat over a 15-minute period.
Calgary Zoo,210 St. George’s Drive NE, Calgary
HOW MUCH:
Regular Admission, but timed tickets are required due to COVID-19.
