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Ellen Arnold @medievalpenguin.bsky.social

Meet Dugan, the first living emperor penguin to arrive in America (and possibly the first to make it across the equator alive). The bird (gender unknown) was shipped via refrigerator from Antarctica to Valparaiso to NYC, and then on the train to DC where it was exhibited at the National Zoo.

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jul 13, 2025, 4:54 pm • 9 4

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Ellen Arnold @medievalpenguin.bsky.social

En route, "A mirror was in its pen becuase it seemed to enjoy looking at its reflection, possibly thinking it had the company of another penguin."

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Ellen Arnold @medievalpenguin.bsky.social

This was in 1940.

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