Mystic — Yellow Pink has always been an inconsistent molter. But
last summer, when the 14-year-old male African penguin shed his
waterproof feathers, they never grew back. That's when penguin
trainers at Mystic Aquarium began to worry that Yellow Pink
would get cold in the 65-degree water of the exhibit where he
and the other penguins swim. So they fashioned him a 3 mm wet
suit out of a piece of an old diving wet suit, with openings for
his flippers and a Velcro closure. The suit now allows Yellow
Pink to go in the water without getting chilled. "He's done
really well with it. It hasn't affected his swimming or
movement," said assistant trainer Josh Davis Friday afternoon,
as Yellow Pink stood still while Davis put his wings through the
two holes and secured the Velcro closure. He then began to
waddle around. Yellow Pink — aquarium penguins are named after
the identifying beads they wear — did not go swimming Friday, as
all the aquarium's penguins are kept inside when the air
temperature drops below 26 degree