We called all over Columbia and Orlando. Every refrigerated truck available for rent was already in New Orleans helping with the relief effort. It forced us to put the transport on hold for quite a few months.
When the door to the exhibit opened, it was quite something to watch 10 of these spectacular birds waddle down the hall and into their new home.
We were overwhelmed by the response to this. Names came from everywhere. Past presidents, well known movies, names based on the penguins' black and white coloring and names that translated into different languages.
When we give our presentations, we say penguins can't fly in the air, but they fly in the water. We might have to change that.
These penguins are one of the most exciting additions we have ever made to the bird collection. When they're in the water, there's nothing like them - they're perfect little rockets.
