Article: Pierre Sheds Wet Suit for Real Penguin Suit

ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
04-25-2008
Pierre Sheds Wet Suit for Real Penguin Suit

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 20:00-21:00 PM


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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

At the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, there is a penguin named Pierre whose story is very remarkable. Pierre was arguably this year, the world's best dressed penguin. In reality, he was probably also the world's only dressed penguin.

And here to talk about this is Pam Schaller who is senior aquatic biologist at the academy.

Tell us the story of Pierre and why he needed clothes in the first place.

Ms. PAM SCHALLER (Senior Aquatic Biologist, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco): Penguins are ...

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