An African penguin chick has been nursed back to health with fish soup by dedicated zoo keepers. The decision to remove the chick from its parents was taken when keepers saw signs of illness and a lack of appetite.
Since then, staff at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, have been feeding the chick every 3 hours from 7.30 in the morning to 7.30 at night. The only thing on the menu is fish; at first this was blended into a liquid soup, but the chick has now moved on to solids.
The chick hatched in early September to penguin parents Burt and his somewhat oddly-...
Are there any tricks to rearing a penguin? Clare: “Patience, dedication – and not being put off by the smell of fish…!”
A sickly African penguin chick has been nursed back to health with fish soup by dedicated zoo keepers.
Staff at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, have been feeding the chick every 3 hours from 7.30 in the morning to 7.30 at night. The only thing on the menu is fish; at first this was blended into a liquid soup, but the chick has now moved on to solids.
The chick hatched in February to penguin parents Eddie and Diamond....
A memorial plaque commemorating Penguin Books founder Sir Allen Lane was unveiled today (10 May) at Exeter St David’s railway station. The orange plaque, commissioned by Sir Allen Lane’s daughter Clare Morpurgo and designed by Penguin Random House, recognises Sir Allen’s contribution to British publishing and commemorates the location where he conceived the iconic sixpenny paperback. For the first time, the sixpenny paperback made quality literature accessible to a wide audience, sparking the paperback revolution and the beginning of Penguin Books.
Penguin author Linda Finlay will be back at St Thomas Library to talk about her brand new book based in Devon called 'Orphans and Angels'. Wednesday 14th June - 2pm - £2 Linda has five bestselling novels behind her already and her latest looks to be just as exciting! Linda will be speaking about her writing process and her inspirations for the book plus there will be readings from the latest novel and a questions and answers session, book signing (with some books discounted), meet and greet and refreshments.
To book tickets simply contact the library on 01392 252783 - 35 Church...
Newly-hatched African penguin chicks at Living Coasts are being named after stars and constellations.
Staff at Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium are using the pattern of spots on the belly of a young penguin – unique to each bird – to help find names.
Keeper Chris Dunn: “The idea is to take photos of the young birds’ spot patterns and compare them to star constellations. It’s not always easy to find good matches, however one chick has a row of four spots that matches the basic pattern of the constellation Aries. Conveniently, that’s quite a nice name for a penguin, too...
One of the penguins at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery stars in a new online video for Christmas.
Laurie, the lonely Little Blue penguin plays the central character in RAMM’s online Christmas greeting when he explores the Museum …but will he manage to find that special penguin to share his life with?
The Little Blue Penguin – sometimes known as the Fairy Penguin – is the smallest penguin species and originates in New Zealand. In the video, Laurie starts his museum quest with some prehistory, has a chat with one of the museum staff, finds his way to...
A scuba diving Easter Bunny will be the star of the show at Living Coasts this Easter.
On Saturday 12th April the Easter Bunny will swim with the penguins at Torquay’s coastal zoo.
Visitors could win prizes in a unique game of pebble bingo. Meanwhile, the penguins will receive their own Easter treats in the form of fish.
Living Coasts’ Clare Rugg explained: “We wanted to do something new and different for visitors. The English Riviera is a great place for diving, and people can book a dive experience with the Living Coasts penguins, so we decided to invite the...
A life-sized penguin cake has been made to mark a conservation charity’s tenth birthday.
The special cake, in the shape of a macaroni penguin, celebrates the first decade of Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium.
This feat of culinary engineering is a 7-tier reinforced fruit cake smothered in marzipan and icing. It is some 60 cm (2 ft) tall and weighs around 15 kg (33 pounds). It was created by Hallett’s the Bakers, the leading South Devon craft bakers, who supply the Living Coasts cafe.
Helen Hallett, who made the cake, said: “I built a tower of fruit...
