Ripleys Aquarium Gatlinburg is adding a new exhibit to its aquarium attraction – a penguin exhibit.Approximately 20 African Black Footed penguins are set to arrive for a March opening. This species is considered vulnerable as there are only 150,000 African penguins in the world today.
This multi-million dollar exhibit will feature acrylic crawl spaces for visitors, which will allows guests to pop up inside the exhibit itself, so guests will be inches from the animals. This is a unique feature that is not featured at any other penguin exhibit. Visitors will be able to crawl through the habitat's large, clear acrylic underwater tunnels as penguins swim above, around and under them. Another see-through tunnel will position humans at the penguins' beach. Acrylic floors will let visitors see the birds swim between interior and exterior pools.
The Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg has been open for 10 years. This is the first permanent exhibit to be installed since its inception.
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