The weather out there isn’t fit for man, beast, or…. penguin..You’d think the Antarctic-dwelling creatures would be used to these sort of temperatures, but the Calgary Zoo has decided it’s too cold for them to venture outside their enclosure for their Penguin Walk on Thursday..“The Penguin Walk has been cancelled for today, Feb 11, due to extreme cold weather. We have set specific weather parameters for the walk to ensure the birds’ safety & welfare. We’re hopeful to resume the walk tomorrow if parameters are met. We apologize for any inconvenience,” the zoo said in a tweet..Calgarians woke up to temperatures of -30C, a nippy -43C when the wind chill is factored in..At the South Pole, the rest of their flightless buddies are suffering in -37C temperatures that feels like -51C with the windchill. No word on whether any of them are out walking around..Calgary will only see a high of -25C Thursday, but a warming trend is on the way with temperatures soaring to -6C by Monday..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
The weather out there isn’t fit for man, beast, or…. penguin..You’d think the Antarctic-dwelling creatures would be used to these sort of temperatures, but the Calgary Zoo has decided it’s too cold for them to venture outside their enclosure for their Penguin Walk on Thursday..“The Penguin Walk has been cancelled for today, Feb 11, due to extreme cold weather. We have set specific weather parameters for the walk to ensure the birds’ safety & welfare. We’re hopeful to resume the walk tomorrow if parameters are met. We apologize for any inconvenience,” the zoo said in a tweet..Calgarians woke up to temperatures of -30C, a nippy -43C when the wind chill is factored in..At the South Pole, the rest of their flightless buddies are suffering in -37C temperatures that feels like -51C with the windchill. No word on whether any of them are out walking around..Calgary will only see a high of -25C Thursday, but a warming trend is on the way with temperatures soaring to -6C by Monday..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
