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The new range for penguins

On Monday, 29th June 2005 the trial operation of the new range for Humboldt’s penguins was started.

We continued in this way with the reconstruction of the interior of the pavilion that took place last year. The new range is designed to resemble a part of a rocky South American coast. The total area is 560 m2 and the land itself covers 394 m2 of it. The land consists of 45% of pebbly beach, along the range and partly also inside it the basalt stones are used. The rest of the land is covered with grassy growths and low plants on the rocks. There are two pools in the range. The main one is from 30 cm to 1.5 m deep and the total area of the water surface is 130 m2. The visitors can observe the penguins through a glass wall that is 15 m long. It is made of 3-centimetre-thick safety glass panes that are fastened in rustproof poles. The small pool has the area of 36 m2 and is up to 65 cm deep. In the pools we use water for industrial purposes from the drilled wells in the area of the zoo and the microclimate of the range is improved by spraying of water from several jets.

The area of the range is de-watered and special drainage is laid there. Under the surface the new underground services are prepared to be joined to the new exposition for the sea lions that will be located just next to the range in the future.



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