Hokkaido Asahiyama Zoo Popular penguin walks
At the Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, `` Penguin walks '', where penguins form a line and march in the park every year at this time of year, are popular, but there is still little snow and penguins may be injured, The situation that cannot be started continues.
At Asahiyama Zoo, around 20 birds form a line every year from mid-December, performing a "penguin walk" that marches 500 meters in a snow-covered park, and is gaining popularity among visitors.
However, the snow is low and the asphalt on the ground is exposed in some places, so that penguins walking with a slippery foot may injure their feet, so it can not be started even now.
On the 25th, a sign was set up in the park notifying that penguins would not take a walk, and a 6th grade boy from Mie Prefecture said, "I was looking forward to the penguin walk, I'm very sorry. "
Asahiyama Zoo's former director, Bando Moto, said, "There are many people who want to see it as soon as possible, but it is an unfortunate situation that penguins can not be implemented. "