Penguins Enjoying a Bubble Machine at the Indianapolis Zoo Are Making Everybody Smile
Who knew that penguins have a favorite way to have fun! The Indianapolis Zoo celebrated World Penguin Day on April 25th by bringing in the penguins' favorite enrichment activity - a bubble machine! They shared a video of the penguins all enjoying the bubbles, and it will make your day.
The funny, inquisitive flightless birds watched in total curiosity as the bubble machine did its thing. The birds watch the machine and then follow the bubbles' path towards the water. Watch until the end when they all decide to take a dip into their pool!
They were definitely enjoying themselves! Fans of the Indianapolis Zoo shared some of their thoughts about the adorable video. @Queen_Schug wondered, "Is it me or does every living thing on earth have the same reaction to bubbles?!?" @Jenna Beetle made me laugh when she said, "Penguins in the back like "Don't bogart the bubbles, Carl" LOL!" The Zoo asked fans what they liked best about penguins and @Taylor Andrews replied, "I love them because they all resemble little old men to me!" I can see that!
Related: Audubon Nature Institute Shares Fascinating Day in the Life of a Penguin Keeper
Fun Facts About Penguins
I've learned a lot about animals since I started writing here at Pet Helpful. What I never realized before is how much I like penguins - I've written about them a lot! I've also learned a lot about them. For instance, it takes about a year and a half for baby penguins to grow into their black and white feathering after they lose the down feathers they are born with. And those signature black and white tuxedo colors do more than make a fashion statement. It might not seem like it but these colors help camouflage penguins from predators in the water when they are hunting and swimming. If you look at them from the top of the water, their black backs blend into the dark ocean water. But if you look up at them from below, their white bellies match the bright surface. They blend right in!
Did you know that penguins are really stinky? National Geographic wildlife photographer Bertie Gregory was the one I learned this fact from. He said that it's a smell you don't get used to, even if you are researching and studying them for long periods of time. Penguin colonies smell absolutely terrible, and I recently found out just how bad they smell after a visit to the Georgia Aquarium - I could smell the penguins before I could see them!
Just like the penguins in this video watching the bubbles, penguins are very curious and observant in the things around them. Penguins in Antarctica spotted a 'hidden' camera that researchers put out to track them, and this duo pulled off the ultimate photobomb!
This fact is my favorite - penguins love to give each other rocks. It's one of the ways that male penguins woo the females they have their eyes on...the perfect rock is the best gift a lady can get!
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