Our First African Penguins Have Arrived at Water's Edge: Africa!

We have BIG NEWS on #WorldPenguinDay! Our first five African penguins have arrived! Since our temporary closure, we've continued work on Water's Edge: Africa, our new home for hippos, penguins, warthogs, lemurs and more. We're happy to report the new exhibit's first residents are settling in.
In this video, meet CMZoo African penguins Pomona, Safara, Alex, Rudo and Rufaro! You'll also see a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at their medical checks, their first dip in the indoor pool and their first time taking in the beautiful views from the mountainside. You're also getting the first public glimpse at the penguin pools in all their leakless glory!
The issues with the hippo pools haven't been resolved yet, but we're continuing work on them and will keep you posted on any hippo-sized news. We can't wait to have you all back to meet the penguins in person!

[@janeemerson-brown3580]

Brilliant! Thanks for the share...

[@jenniferbusabrown7915]

Even though we can't see them in person yet, there is comfort in knowing those five sweet creatures are now in Colorado Springs with us! Love the traffic cone x-ray method!

[@AnimaltestedLoveapproved]

Nice. YAAAY😊😊

[@laurahenry609]

WOW!! It’s absolutely gorgeous...you should be very proud. Can’t wait for the Zoo to open!❤️🦒❤️🐒❤️🐘❤️🦛❤️🦓❤️🐅❤️

[@CheyenneMtnZoo]

Thank you! We can't wait to have everyone back!

[@bettydoherty1983]

Thank you so much for sharing the 5 penguins arriving at their new area at CMZ! It looks remarkable and I know they are going to be very happy. No doubt the zoo visitors will be so happy to see the new exhibit. Thank you CMZ for taking such good care of your animals and sharing everything with us.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Adorable

[@creatuitiveguru]

Yayyyy!!! 💕 So excited to see it!

[@gingerhipszky228]

I can’t wait to see them and the new aquatic building

[@pamelahicks517]

They are so cute!!! They adapted to each other and their new home very quickly. Awesome!!!❤🐧

[@debbiez4875]

Great video. Loved seeing the penguins checking out their new home. Looks like they are going to be very happy there

[@debbiewheeler6046]

Amazing all the hard work sure pays off this exhibit is beautifully gorgeous.Congrats on the lovely penguins

[@sandyg3639]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I really love to watch penguins and their playful antics. The exhibit is beautiful.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Are these freshwater or salt water penguins?