Piles of fresh snow have been laid out as some 100 penguins excitedly gather for the midmorning feeding session. Since the pandemic began, Chau and his colleagues have split into two teams working three-day shifts to look after the penguins. To keep the penguins entertained, the team builds toys, including floating ice boards and a perforated box filled with fish and krill to encourage underwater foraging. Last month, a zoo in Singapore used the pandemic lockdown to give their troupe of African penguins the run of the park in a video that quickly went viral. But Chau said Ocean Park’s penguins could not leave their frigid enclosure.

Source: Manila Times May 05, 2020 17:10 UTC