Penguin Playhouse
Interact With Penguins, Ripley’s Style!
Crawl through tunnels and see these amazing birds in their huge indoor and outdoor habitat! Truly the world’s best penguin exhibit. All new and completely interactive!
Warm Weather Penguins?
The African penguin, classified as endangered, also known as the blackfooted penguin, is found on the southwestern coast of Africa, with the largest colony on Dyer Island, near Kleinbaai.
Penguin Facts
Nose-to-Nose with the Penguins
View penguins from above and below the water in this unique and interactive exhibit.
Experience penguins swimming as you crawl through clear underwater tunnels. Pop up on the penguins’ private beach and get nose-to-beak.
Flying Through the Water
Penguins are designed for living in the water, not in the air. They have small wings with tiny feathers which act as more like flippers rather than wings.
PENGUIN TRIVIA
The spot pattern is as unique to each individual penguin as our own fingerprints are to humans!
More Than Just Snazzy Dressers
Penguins have a distinctive black and white coloration is called counter-shading.
This coloration allows them to hide from predators like sharks, seals and even an occasional killer whale. It also enables them to sneak up on the fish they eat, like herring, anchovies and sardines.
Own An Original Penguin Painting!
You purchase an original penguin painting … created by our very own penguins at the aquarium, 50% of all the proceeds go straight to SANCOBB and their conservation efforts on behalf of these amazing birds.
Find out how you can help preserve these amazing creatures and own an original penguin painting!
