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live cam showing the antics of future Penguin Beach residents— four adorable African penguins—debuted in 2015. People can watch Dan, McKinney, Vi, and D.G. on the Zoo’s website, sandiegozoo100.org/ penguincam, as they swim, preen, waddle, and dive in their temporary home at the Children’s Zoo. Stay tuned because more penguins will be arriving in the near future!
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ore than 4,500 individual donors, including the visionary gift of $11 million from Conrad Prebys, have contributed to the Africa Rocks Campaign. Principal donor Ernest Rady provided a $10 million matching gift challenge in 2013 that resulted in 3,800 individual donors giving more than $20 million toward the exhibit.
Other principal donors, Dan and Vi McKinney, gave $5 million for the creation of Penguin Beach, an African penguin habitat. Additional funds were generously given by corporations, private foundations, and estate gifts.
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