SEA LIFE Scarborough has named an adorable new penguin chick Buddy, after the character in the iconic Christmas comedy movie Elf, due to his joyous knack of spreading cheer throughout the centre.
Penguins Rico and Mavis recently became parents to Buddy as he entered the world a few months ago on 12th July 2021.
Buddy is showing just as much enthusiasm as his elf namesake, however, there are still some differences between the pair. For example, whilst Buddy the elf dines on a breakfast of spaghetti topped with chocolate, sweets, marshmallows and raspberry sauce, Buddy the penguin prefers fish to keep his spirits up.
Andy Turner, General Manager at SEA LIFE Scarborough, said: “Buddy has become quite a character around the centre recently. His parents have been so happy since he was born, and he is bringing so much joy and festive spirit to our team and our visitors. Our team love the movie Elf and in keeping with all of our penguins, which are named after children’s TV and film characters, we thought Buddy would be the perfect moniker for our newest penguin chick!”
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