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Penguins gather at the Tennessee Aquarium's Penguin Rock exhibit

Penguins' Rock

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Venture into the world of cold-climate penguins at Penguins’ Rock. Gentoo and Macaroni penguins are constantly diving into and rocketing out of the water in this gallery. Many visitors are surprised by the size of these sub-Antarctic birds. Gentoos are the third largest penguin species in the world, while Macaronis are the largest of the crested penguin species.

Penguins’ Rock is presented by Little Debbie.

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Penguin ID chart

Identify our Gentoos and Macaronis by name with this color-coded flipper band chart.

Penguins at the Tennessee Aquarium, identified by colored bands on their arms. The Macaroni penguins are as follows: Bacon is lime green, Chaos is yellow, Cheddar is purple, Hercules is black, Lyda Sue is red, Merlin is white, Noodle is light blue, Pedro is pink, and Shamrock is green. The Gentoo penguins are as follows: Beaker is green and purple, Bigfoot is orange and white, Big T is red, Blue is light blue, Bug is orange, Carla is purple and white, Corlew is green, Flower is purple, Lizzie is gray, Nipper is lime green, Pebbles is black, Peep is pink, Tater is white, and Roxie is red and orange.
Penguins gather at the Tennessee Aquarium's Penguin Rock exhibit

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