Penguin Pad - Penguins in the News

Penguin chick at Brookfield Zoo growing healthier

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:15:04 -0600

Chicago Tribune - A Humboldt penguin chick born underweight and sickly last month at the Brookfield Zoo has flourished on a weight-gain regimen of fish shakes six times a day, Brookfield Zoo officials said Wednesday. Zookeepers decided to hand-rear the penguin because ...

UPDATE: Penguin book back on library shelves

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:15:06 -0600

citizenet.com - And Tango Makes Three" tells the true story of two male penguins in New York's Central Park Zoo that hatch an egg and raise a chick, Tango, together.

Penguin abducted from German zoo

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:15:07 -0600

The Money Times - Stuttgart, Germany -- Officials at a zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, say police believe a penguin that has gone missing from her enclosure was abducted. Stuttgart zoo officials said the penguin, a female named Babe, was taken from the enclosure she shares ...

Penguin abducted from German zoo

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:15:05 -0600

Political Gateway - STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Officials at a zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, say police believe a penguin that has gone missing from her enclosure was abducted. Stuttgart zoo officials said the penguin, a female named Babe, was taken from the ...

Penguin abducted from German zoo

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:15:06 -0600

United Press International - STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Officials at a zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, say police believe a penguin that has gone missing from her enclosure was abducted. Stuttgart zoo officials said the penguin, a female named Babe, was taken from the ...

PENGUIN KIDNAPPED?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:50:06 -0600

Der Spiegel - The Stuttgart zoo lost a star resident on Tuesday when a penguin named Babe disappeared from her enclosure. Police believe she was birdnapped. But the same zoo has announced the birth of -- another German polar bear. I didn't see nuthin'. An African ...

Schools Pull Children's Book About Same-Sex Penguin Couple

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:50:01 -0600

Christian Post - The 2005 award-winning book, "And Tango Makes Three," draws on the real-life story of Roy and Silo, two chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo in New York. The book, recommended by Simon & Schuster for children ages 4-8, says the two penguins ...

Penguin Born At Aquarium; Seal Pup From Maine On Mend

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:15:04 -0600

New London Day - Mystic — A baby penguin is the newest addition to the collection of fish and animals at the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. The aquarium announced Thursday that the chick was born Jan. 13. It is expected to go on display in the spring ...

National free-speech groups protest penguin book decision

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:15:03 -0600

citizenet.com - The award-winning book tells the true story of Chinstrap penguins Roy and Silo who live in New York's Central Park Zoo and hatch an egg together.

Schools Pull Children's Book About Same-Sex Penguin Couple

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:15:08 -0600

Children's Book About Same-Sex Penguin Couple Causes Flap in Virginia

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:15:05 -0600

FOX News - It draws on the real-life story of Roy and Silo, two chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo in New York. A spokesman for the Loudoun schools said Hatrick thought the book's content might not be developmentally appropriate for some students. The ...

Put penguin story back, says School Board member

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:15:09 -0600

citizenet.com - And Tango Makes Three" tells the true story of two Chinstrap Penguins in New York's Central Park Zoo. The 2005 book, written by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson was named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book in 2006 and also won ...

Gay Penguin Book Causing Controversy

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:15:04 -0600

WJLA - The illustrated children's book entitled "And Tango Makes Three" is based on a true story of two male penguins in New York City's Central Park Zoo that adopted a fertilized egg and raised the chick as their own. The book has caused controversy before ...

Brookfield Zoo raises penguin chick

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:02:17 -0600

Chicago Sun-Times - The young penguin spends most of its day in an aquarium-like brooder box with a pair of toy penguins the west suburban zoo grabbed from its gift shop. Broniewicz said adding the stuffed surrogate "parents" helps prevent the new bird from bonding, or ...

Humboldt Penguin Chick Nursed At Brookfield Zoo

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:02:12 -0600

CBS 2 Chicago - BROOKFIELD, Ill. (CBS) ― There is a penguin prefers the Pacific coastline of South America to the Antarctic, but unfortunately, despite his name, you won't find him wandering in Chicago's Humboldt Park. You will, however, find a Humboldt penguin ...