[HN Gopher] Sumida Aquarium Posts 2026 Penguin Relationship Char...
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Sumida Aquarium Posts 2026 Penguin Relationship Chart, with Drama
and Breakups
Author : Lwrless
Score : 150 points
Date : 2026-04-15 19:56 UTC (3 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.sumida-aquarium.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.sumida-aquarium.com)
| JAG_Ecalona wrote:
| The one detail that always gets me with these charts: penguins
| who've just been broken up with will refuse to eat.
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| Also apparently one female ended six relationships in a single
| year, and the staff description of her, translated from Japanese,
| is something like "basically demonic."
|
| And yes, some penguins have developed crushes on their
| caretakers. Which the aquarium has also charted. Professionally.
| lifeisstillgood wrote:
| Now I want this for London Zoo :-)
| RyJones wrote:
| I took my mom there a few years ago, it is a really nice setup.
| If you're in town, highly recommend.
| omoikane wrote:
| I tried to decipher the naming themes:
|
| Festivals: - Tsuzumi = drum used in festivals
| - Taiko = drum used in festivals - Happi = clothes worn
| in festivals - Wasshoi = shout used in festivals
| - Hanabi = fireworks - Matsuri = festival -
| Chouchin = latern used in festivals - Bonbori = type of
| light used in hina festival
|
| Food: - Monaka = bean paste filled snack
| - Ichigo = strawberry - Basil = culinary plant -
| Momoha = maybe derived from momonoha, which is a culinary plant
| - Peach = fruit - Akebi = fruit - Omochi = snack
| - Chanko = hot pot - Fuji = apple - Melon = fruit
| - Ohagi = snack - Sour = flavor - Yuzu = fruit
| - Ponzu sauce - Ramune = drink - Warabi = type of
| mochi - Yomogi = type of mochi - Daifuku = snack
| - Cookie = cookie - Ringo = apple - Potechi =
| potato chips - Cherry = fruit - Lime = fruit
| - Marron = chestnut - Kinako = soybean flour -
| Banana = fruit - Zunda = paste made from edamame
| - Suika = watermelon - Shiratama = snack - Cocoa
| = cocoa - Ame = candy - Choco = chocolate
| - Arare = snack - Anmitsu = bean paste snack -
| Anko = bean paste - Anzu = fruit - Macaron =
| snack - Koume = plum
|
| Plants: - Pine = tree - Momiji = maple
| - Susuki = tree - Rose = flower - Tsumugi =
| flower - Nadeshiko = flower - Sakura = flower
| - Komari = flower - Aloe = plant - Ajisai =
| flower - Kiriko = flower - Azuma = plant
|
| The names were collected roughly left to right. I was reading the
| Japanese version[1] so some of the romanizations might not match
| the English version.
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| [1] https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/special/sokanzu/
| herodoturtle wrote:
| There's a pretty great penguin colony site seeing area in Cape
| Town called Boulders Beach for those of you that happen to visit
| and are keen to see them up close.
|
| Also this article is just great.
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