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After a 35year hiatus, African penguins return to the San Diego Zoo. The sibling birds, both male, have been busy exploring their habitat, spending time swimming in their chilled pool and sunning themselves on the rocky beach area.

These two penguins, which are a year and a half old, arrived from the Tautphaus Park Zoo in Idaho Falls and will serve as ambassadors for their species. Animal care staff is working with these two penguins, and after some training guests may see the penguins during occasional educational appearances to bring awareness about their species, which faces many threats in the wild.