Potter the Otter

Young and the Flightless Episode 6

It's the season finale of The Young and the Flightless, and it's our most dramatic episode ever! It's starts with a brother bromance, which turns into a brother-sister romance when one of the…
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Young and the Flightless Episode 5

How many people can say they have a penguin boyfriend? Keeper Vicky can! In the next episode of The Young and the Flightless, Keeper Vicky shares tales of her "penguin boyfriends" over the years.…
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Young and the Flightless Episode 4

Everyone loves a good nap, but some of our penguins take napping to the next level! On Episode 4 of The Young and the Flightless, Keeper Vicky shares about the penguins who love to "pool nap" and…
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Young and the Flightless Episode 3

What's in a name? Well, for our penguins, a lot of thought goes into choosing each penguin's name. A few of the penguins have some funny stories behind their names... Who is named after a rock? Is…
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Young and the Flightless Episode 2

Have you ever wondered who the most dramatic penguin is at the Akron Zoo? In Episode 2 of our penguin soap opera, The Young and the Flightless, that honor has been been given to Ernie, our penguin…
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Young and the Flightless Episode 1

When you have a penguin colony as large as ours, drama is inevitable. We often feel that the lives of our Humboldt penguins are quite the soap opera, so we decided to bring it to life! Welcome to…
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