jijamata udyan the famous zoo in mumbai has acclimatised humbolt penguins. why should penguins be acclimatised when kept at a place away from their natural habitat
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When the environment is changed or they are shifted to some other place, the penguins need to be acclimatised to the new environment as their bodies are found to be streamlined in order to drag away the water and their wings are also shaped like flippers to facilitate flying underwater.
Hence, when penguins are kept away from their natural habitat in scanty water, they are unable to exhibit their natural behaviour and needs to adapt to the changes.
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When you have a 9 year old daughter (who has nothing entertaining) at her Naani's house in Mumbai, then going to the zoo becomes an attraction. On a Google search, we found that the zoo has 7 Humboldt Penguins (imported from South Korea) and we decided that is enough for us to be there. I last visited the zoo 3 decades ago and do not have pleasant memories of the same with many animals being kept in a single cage. Besides, in the interim, we had also visited some other fantastic zoos like the Banerghatta National Park, Singapore Zoo, Hyderabad zoo etc. With my enthusiasm at its lowest possible ebb and my daughter's in the exact opposite direction, we reached the zoo. Our UBER driver killed all my enthu, when he told me that the zoo has no animals other than cats, dogs and rats .... GRRR. We entered the zoo and here are all the pluses: 1. Bar coded entry tickets priced reasonably at Rs 50 for adults and Rs 25 for kids 2. The Zoo is in the heart of Mumbai, for which it has maintained the greenery and natural animal habitat for all animals extremely well. 3. The Humboldt penguins are kept in a separate building where the temperature is maintained at 18deg C. The penguins are an absolute delight to watch.The enclosure for them is beautiful with boulders and water near by in which the penguins