Potter the Otter

Building a Bright Future

At the end of the 2021-2022 school year, fifth graders from the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM School completed a project to design enrichment for several species at the Akron Zoo. These…
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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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