Zoo

Penguins Close Encounter

Sat, 9/13/2025
3:30 PM

Every Sat & Sun
from 9/6/2025 to 9/28/2025


El Paso Zoo, Penguin Oasis

There’s more to penguins than ice, not flying, and fish. Get an in-depth look into the lives of the zoo's Magellanic penguins, as a member of the zoo’s knowledgeable education team teaches you everything you've wanted to know about how penguins live in the wild and how we keep these adorable animals happy and healthy at the El Paso Zoo. Watch these unique birds zoom through the water to catch fish as zookeepers feed them their dinner.

The Magellanic penguin’s common name comes from the Straits of Magellan, a series of waterways at the southern tip of South America, where this species of penguin is found.

Free with paid admission into zoo.

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Five Penguins Standing on Rock