On the second last night of the conference, a banquet event was held at the nearby Sea World. Despite the park being mostly closed for the night, we were able to see the penquins!
These creatures are so clumsy on land, but so majestic when swimming in the water.
The penguin area is climate controlled to simulate their native southern hemisphere. Even the lighting is apparently controlled to go on and off as the sun rises and sets.
At the back, you could see a rarer variety of penguin best known for being “fatter” than the others. While other penguins can be seen in many places, this type can only be seen in three places on earth: San Diego, Australia and of course Antarctica. Interesting indeed!
This concludes my series of photos for San Diego. I hope you enjoyed them. You can find full size versions in my Gallery and also now on Flickr, for the time being anyway. I would be interested to know which site format you prefer.
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