SeaWorld creates unique wetsuit for penguin

Penguin with feather loss recieves custom wetsuit from SeaWorld

ORLANDO, Fla.- – Guests visiting SeaWorld Orlando may notice something different about one of the penguins in the Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin exhibit. She's wearing her very own wetsuit. 

The female Adelie penguin has recently experienced feather loss. This can happen with penguins in their natural habitat and wild populations. As a result of her feather loss, the bird had a hard time regulating her body temperature.

To help the bird, SeaWorld's aviculture team created a custom wetsuit that mimics her former coat of feathers. 

The penguin now swims, sleeps and eats alongside her fellow penguins while wearing her wetsuit.