Rob and Ryan were named to raise awareness for the ‘vulnerable’ species.
Penguin chicks Rob and Ryan hit the water for the first time as they begin swimming lessons
The penguins, born in April, named Ryan, after Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds, and Rob in tribute to TV comedy actor Rob McElhenney can now showcase their species’ “excellent” swimming and diving skills after shedding their baby feathers and leaving the nest.Native to Chile and Peru, the penguins are classified as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list of threatened species due to overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change.
“Watching as they tentatively make a splash is a real joy and within minutes they did what comes naturally to them, and now they’re zooming through the waters at high speed.”
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