Penguin nesting season has begun! 🐧🐣 While we are all hunkered down in our "nests" at home, members of the Shedd penguin colony have started to do the same. Both Magellanic and rockhopper penguins at the aquarium began seeking out the best stones and sturdy twigs to attract a mate or have settled into a nest with their habitual mate. The animal care team signals the start of the weeks-long nest-building process by adapting the daily light cycle and providing materials like lavender sprigs, fig

Spring is in the air, and so is penguin nesting season! 🐧 Both species of penguins at Shedd are provided with nest building materials like rocks, pieces of hose and lavender to mimic materials found in their native habitats for nesting season. Males will work to build nests to attract a female mate or to reinforce an existing bond. Female rockhoppers will inspect the nests to choose their mate, so the males must carefully select the best rocks, carrying them back one-by-one in their beaks. But

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