PENGUINS DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE!

Holidaymakers in Blackpool were amazed to see three giant penguins enjoying a day at the seaside.

The giant birds were sitting on deckchairs on the beach, eating candy floss, playing in the sand and enjoying the views along Blackpool's Golden Mile.

They were on the seafront celebrating the arrival of 16 penguins at the town's award-winning zoo and to promote the launch of their brand new enclosure.

The fabulous £400,000 outdoor penguin pool includes an elevated viewing platform and underwater windows so visitors can see at close quarters how these intriguing animals swim, play, feed and interact with one another.

Penguins have returned to Blackpool Zoo for the first time in more than 12 years and now it is one of only five attractions in Europe to keep the species of "warm weather" penguins, known as Magellanic penguins.

The penguins, a mixture of breeding age males and females and some juveniles, arrived in April from Madrid Zoo and Selwo Wildlife Park in Spain, which are both part of the Parques Reunidos group.

To find out more about Blackpool Zoo visit www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk. 

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