Hokkaido aquarium aiming to breed endangered Humboldt penguins
Hokkaido aquarium aiming to breed endangered Humboldt penguins
by Yo Nishimura
Kyodo
Feb 25, 2016
ASAHIKAWA, HOKKAIDO – Japan’s northernmost aquarium will try to breed endangered Humboldt penguins from South America.
Hidenori Takai, 41, who heads the seven-member breeding team at Wakkanai Noshappu Aquarium in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, said the program aims to show children how life begins again.
“We don’t have a luxury facility like aquariums in cities, but I want the breeding to be successful,” Takai said.
In the wild, the birds live in the much warmer climes of Chile and Peru, favoring temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees.
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