Humboldt Penguin Exhibit

May 2009.

Is that to make waves?

Yes, there is a small wave that spurts over the rock and flows over the pool. This photo shows only a tiny portion of the entire exhibit.

It all looks very good. Would you rate this as the best penguin exhibit you have seen?

I have visited numerous penguin exhibits in my life and it is without a doubt the best that I have ever seen. It is entirely outdoors, huge in comparison to many others of similar design, and the winding, rocky coastline of South America is accurately replicated in Seattle. I must point out that I have never visited the St. Louis Zoo, and many people hail that penguin exhibit as being perhaps the best in North America. A pair of other excellent penguin enclosures (both indoors) can be found at the Indianapolis Zoo and Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.