GALLERY: Three-month-old penguin takes first swim at Mystic Aquarium
May 01, 2012 1:00 pm
• Last Updated: May 02, 2012 4:30 pm
Adult African Blackfoot penguins queue up to go inside as senior penguin trainers Tracy Camp and Sarah Dunn, not pictured, prepare to introduce Blue Pink, the aquarium's newest addition to the Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Pavilion, to the outdoor habitat for its first swim Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
Blue Pink, the newest addition to the Mystic Aquarium's Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Pavilion, swam free in the outdoor habitat for the first time earlier today. The African Blackfoot Penguin hatched in January.
Mystic Aquarium Senior Penguin Trainer Sarah Dunn brings Blue Pink, the aquarium's newest addition to the Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Pavilion, into the outdoor habitat for its first swim Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The juvenile African Blackfoot Penguin was hatched at the aquarium January 28th and is the 28th penguin in the colony.
Blue Pink, the newest addition to the Mystic Aquarium's Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Pavilion, swims free in the outdoor habitat Tuesday, May 1, 2012 as Senior Penguin Trainers Sarah Dunn and Tracy Camp (not pictured) introduce the 3-month old penguin to the outdoor habitat for the first time. The juvenile African Blackfoot Penguin was hatched at the aquarium January 28th and is the 28th penguin in the colony.
Mystic Aquarium Senior Penguin Trainer Tracy Camp encourages Blue Pink, the aquarium's newest addition to the Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Pavilion, to embark on its first swim Tuesday. The juvenile African Blackfoot Penguin was hatched at the aquarium Jan. 28, and is the 28th penguin in the colony.
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