What do you do when you’re a penguin and you’re bored because all of the humans that usually come see you are in lockdown?
Why, take a trip to the art museum, of course! Because there are no people there either!
Hey, birds need a little art and culture every once in a while, too. These penguins from the Kansas City Zoo took a little field trip to the nearby Nelson-Atkins Museum.
You can see how much they thoroughly appreciated the fine art exhibits in the video below:
These cute little tuxedo guys are Humboldt penguins, and their names are Bubbles, Maggie and Berkley.
“Humboldt penguins in human care can live well into their thirties. In the wild, Humboldt penguins are facing habitat loss and suffering from overfishing which depletes their food sources,” a Kansas City Zoo spokesperson said. “Unfortunately, our penguins can’t speak for themselves, but we think they found the experience at the museum very enriching!”
After the penguins went back home to the zoo, museum staffers got curious and went looking for any penguin-themed art in the museum’s collection.
They found at least one painting they could have shown the little birds, but somehow I doubt the penguins would have recognized their feathered brethren in this dark painting.
Art and penguins really seem to be the perfect match. Although someone at the art museum did probably have to clean up a few “messes” here and there after the visit. Oh well — no pain, no gain.
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