Live from the Blue Carpet

Folks, it’s a gala night here at the Detroit Zoo’s Polk Penguin Conservation Center, for the premiere of the new penguin center. Opening April 18, the 33,000-square-foot facility will feature a 326,000-gallon aquatic area for more than 80 penguins.




Thanks to cute-respondent AJ! (Note: Video has no sound.)

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9 thoughts on “Live from the Blue Carpet

  1. AJ April 8, 2016 / 11:55 am

    Yeah, my video made it!!! OMG, I’m ded from this cuteness. I love how at around 16 seconds in, the penguin in the back looks up at the keeper, seems to be saying (like a 2 yr old!), I’m tired, don’t wanna walk anymore, can you carry me PLEEAASE???

    • Gigi_the cat lady April 8, 2016 / 12:08 pm

      That one looks like he’s having problems with his left side, his right wing is up but his left wings doesn’t seem to move and he seems to be limping a little but he keeps going, what a brave little guy. ❤️

      • AJ April 8, 2016 / 12:11 pm

        Yeah, I see what you mean. Poor baby. I hope he gets better. But the other ones just get me laughing, they’re strutting so proudly on their “red” carpet, loving all the attention.

        • Smartypants April 8, 2016 / 12:21 pm

          I volunteer as penguin carrier!

          I love at the very end when the other one waddles back out – making sure everybody’s accounted for.

        • Faye April 8, 2016 / 12:25 pm

          I think he was asking for his agent and a contract renegotiation. He was promised a limo.

          Adorable penguins. Why be crated when you can walk on your own. Too cute.

          They are hysterically vertically challenged though.

          • Gigi_the cat lady April 8, 2016 / 12:47 pm

            That’s why I love them, being a little “vertically challenged” myself ?

            • Haha April 8, 2016 / 2:00 pm

              VCs unite!
              (I love it though. Wouldn’t have it any other way)

  2. Murray Callahan April 8, 2016 / 5:40 pm

    I think they’re looking around for the paparazzi, not realizing this is only a rehearsal.
    High marks for “waddle factor”.

  3. allein April 8, 2016 / 9:50 pm

    Yay!! April 18th would have been Pablo’s 16th birthday!

    I’m sure he would have loved to go see the penguins!
    (OK, not really, but I can pretend.)

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