Behind The Scenes - Again
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
This is a Black-footed penguin. This room dedicated The Penguin Encounters experience.
Interesting fact - Newport Aquarium goes through 22,000 pounds of food each month. Most would guess that the sharks consume the most food. The truth is the penguins consume the most food. Penguins eat 20% of the body weight, whereas sharks only eat 2 - 3% of their body weight. A penguins diet includes small fish such as pilchards, sardines, anchovies small crustaceans and squid.
Behind the Scenes Tour allows you an inside look at the Aquarium facility and learn what it takes to maintain a one million-gallon environment. In a guided tour, you’ll see miles of pipes, explore how the animals are fed and visit the vet lab.
And I TOTALLY would have allowed you to...