SINGAPORE, May 4 — One cute group is making the most of Singapore’s partial virus lockdown — penguins at the city-state’s zoo, who are being given the run of the empty complex and revelling in the chance to do some exploring. With the zoo closed to the public as the country...
This handout photo released by Wildlife Reserves Singapore April 30, 2020 shows penguins roaming around the empty surroundings of Singapore Zoo while its closed to the public. — Wildlife Reserves Singapore handout pic via AFP
So their keepers began taking them on outings around the complex, nudging the pint-sized explorers to check out the area around their exhibit and the children’s playground. But they soon regained their courage and were back to hopping over rocks, with a pair later splitting off from the main group to go and explore behind a shed.
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