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The bubble machine is a "firm favourite" with penguins, said zoo keeper Lorna Moffat.
Colony filmed chasing and popping bubbles
Edinburgh Zoo’s penguin colony has been caught on camera playing with their new bubble machine on Penguin Awareness Day (20 January).
The colony of more than 130 birds can be seen waddling around their enclosure, chasing after the bubbles and trying to pop them.
Penguin keeper Lorna Moffat said the colony “enjoy lots of different types of enrichment, from their water slide to their floating platforms” but the bubble machine is a “firm favourite”.
It was given to the zoo as a Christmas present via its Amazon wishlist for the animals.
“All three of our penguin species loved playing with the bubbles, especially our youngest rockhopper chick who was taking part for the first time,” Lorna added.
RZSS Edinburgh Zoo is home to Europe’s largest outdoor penguin pool. It plays an important role in penguin conservation around the globe through Project Pinnamin, which is a collaboration between RZSS, the British Antarctic Survey, RSPB, Tristan Conservation and the Government of South Africa.
Together, they are spearheading research into the endangered northern rockhopper and the factors affecting its population numbers on Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Syrian beekeeper to deliver keynote speech at BVA Members’ Day Syrian refugee and beekeeping expert Dr Ryad Alsous will deliver the keynote speech at BVA Members’ Day 2018.
Dr Alsous was previously head of the bee department at the Agricultural Institute at Damascus University. But in 2013 he was forced to flee Syria for the UK, leaving behind 200 hives and research into beekeeping and environmental pollution.
Speaking at BVA members Day (20 September) Dr Alsous will share his personal story and how he set up The Buzz Project to support other refugees and job seekers in the UK.
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Syrian refugee and beekeeping expert Dr Ryad Alsous will deliver the keynote speech at BVA Members’ Day 2018.
