Mystic Aquarium

The Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Exhibit offers above- and below-water viewing for more than 25 resident African penguins. Watch them interact on the exhibit’s beach, then head below to the underwater viewing windows, where you get an up-close look at the birds swimming and socializing.

The Plight of the Penguins

Over the last six years, the world’s African penguin population has decreased by an alarming 60 percent. In October 2010, the species was listed endangered under the Endangered Species Act and the African penguins at Mystic Aquarium are helping their relatives across the world. They play an integral role in the African Penguin Species Survival Plan, and the aquarium staff’s work with them is helping researchers better understand penguins in the wild.

Here is how you can help:

• Just by visiting Mystic Aquarium, you contribute to our important conservation efforts
• Participate in an African Penguin Encounter
• Grab your sneakers, family and friends and join our annual Penguin Run/Walk each October
• Purchase an original piece of artwork created by our own African penguins
• You can't take them home, but you can adopt one of Mystic Aquarium's African penguins