Warning: Cute alert! Pocket Penguins, streaming in real-time from the California Academy of Sciences, provides an intimate view into our live African penguin exhibit. Watch the birds swim, dive, flirt, nest and relax from any one of three live webcams. Listen in as Academy biologists answer questions from visitors during meal time, daily at 10:30am and 3:00pm PST.
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Get a live view of our African penguin exhibit anywhere, anytime with Pocket Penguins. Now available for Android smartphones and iPhone!
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Penguin Blog
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Watch our penguins live and read scientific insight and commentary on the PenguinCam blog. |
About the Exhibit
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The Steinhart’s colony of African penguins can be found at the end of African Hall. A colony of twenty African penguins can be viewed through a window that is 26 feet wide and 16 feet tall. The 25,000 gallon tank has a jet system designed to simulate wave action and stimulate the activities of the birds. The life support system for this exhibit filters the water every 30 minutes, and maintains the water at a chilly 50°F. Steinhart’s penguins are part of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Species Survival Program, aimed at conserving this species in the wild. African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) live off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. In 2010, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the species as endangered, or at very high risk of extinction in the wild. |
Free Download |
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Pocket Penguins is now available for iPhone and Android smartphones directly from the iTunes App Store and Android Market.
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Buy Tickets |
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Purchase tickets to the Academy and see our African penguins in person! Tickets purchased online are valid any day, including peak periods.
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Disclaimer |
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Please note that this app depends largely on your wireless network’s quality of service and data rates may apply. A Wi-Fi connection is recommended.
