Meet Our African Penguins

Get a behind-the-scenes look at our African penguin colony at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We will learn about some of the drama that happens between pairs—romance, breakups, and even a little about their chick-rearing. This provides an opportunity to learn about their individual birds in a way that isn’t possible by visiting them at the aquarium.

Aimee Greenebaum is the Curator of Aviculture at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She received a Bachelor of Science in wildlife biology from Kansas State University. She has been working with birds for over 24 years and has been with the Monterey Bay Aquarium for almost 21 years. She manages the Aquarium’s avian exhibits, which currently include the shorebirds, Common murres, Tufted puffins, African penguins, and Laysan Albatross. Aimee is the Co-Chair for the Avian Scientific Advisory Group (ASAG) and steering committee member for the Charadriiformes Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) for AZA-accredited Zoos and Aquariums.

Aimee was one of the primary authors for both the Shorebird Animal Care Manual and the Alcid Animal Care Manual that were developed by the TAG that is used as a primary resource for the care of all captive shorebirds and alcids.  She also co-authored the chapter about shorebirds in the book “Hand-Rearing Birds,” second addition by Duerr and Gage. Aimee has experience working in rehabilitation with local shorebirds, most commonly with the federally threatened Western Snowy plover. She also went to South Africa and spent two weeks helping SANCCOB (South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) and helped rehabilitate the critically endangered African penguin.

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