Liminal Space Penguin

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Rookwood Properties held their annual holiday party at the Zoo this year. The party included two animal encounters: one with a tortoise and another with a penguin.

A few people showed interest in the tortoise, but the penguin was a huge hit. She waddled around the room trying to find enough personal space to feel comfortable. I’m not sure she ever found it despite everyone keeping an appropriate distance. The keeper with her said she’d never been in that room before, so her visible curiosity and erratic route was probably a result of being overstimulated. At one point, she left the room entirely and went into the hall for a moment for what I assume was to take a penguin breather. (Relateable.)

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