We have now decided to name the two King Penguin that arrived at Tokyo Sea Life Park in April 2015 from Adventure World in Wakayama Prefecture for breeding purposes.
There are six name candidates (one pair consists of two penguins). Please vote for the name you think is most appropriate. Voting ballots are available in the "Penguin Ecology" Tokyo Sea Life Park. We hope you will come up with a wonderful name!


Two king King Penguin are seeking names.
(※On display since October 29, 2015)

1. Naming King Penguin

(1) Date of arrival and start date of exhibition
On April 21, 2015, it visited Tokyo Sea Life Park
Exhibition starts on October 29, 2015

(2) Individuals to give names to
Male, 6 years and 8 months old
Born on March 15, 2009, at Adventure World.
Male, 3 years and 9 months old
Born at Adventure World on February 25, 2012.

(3) Exhibition location
Main building, "Penguin Ecology" area

(4) How you came to the park, etc.
Zoos and aquariums throughout Japan are working to promote the breeding of King Penguin. As part of these efforts, they are introducing new individuals and transferring breeding-capable penguins between different facilities to facilitate pair formation.
We have successfully bred two birds at our zoo so far, but we have encountered problems such as the aging of the breeding males and inbreeding within the flock.
Therefore, we have decided to welcome two new male penguins from Adventure World to further advance the breeding of King Penguin.

2. Regarding the name submission process

Voting period
December 11, 2015 (Friday) - January 11, 2016 (Monday/Holiday)

How to vote
We are accepting name suggestions for pairs of birds. Here are the six name suggestions:
Please observe the two penguins in the "Penguin Ecology" area and vote for the most appropriate name from the list of names provided on the voting slip.

"Kii" and "Waka": From the Kii Peninsula in Wakayama Prefecture
"Plum" and "mandarin orange": From Wakayama Prefecture's specialty products
"Ray" and "Roi": The Spanish and French words for "king" are respectively.
"Haku" and "Koku" Based on the color of the individual identification ring
"Dos" and "Doo": Since two birds arrived at the park, the name comes from the Spanish and French words for "2".
"Future" and "Tomorrow": With hopes for a successful breeding strategy

*Previously, our zoo did not give names to penguins. However, on September 8, 2010, four king King Penguin arrived at our zoo from Ueno Ueno Zoo for the first time. Since these penguins already had familiar names, we have decided to give names to all King Penguin to make it easier for everyone to get to know them.

3. Selection Method and Announcement of Results

The name with the most votes will be chosen. The winning name will be announced at Tokyo Sea Life Park on Thursday, February 11, 2016 (a national holiday). Also, in the afternoon of that day, there will be a staff talk about the breeding of penguins, including King Penguin.
Further details will be announced on this website.

4. Breeding conditions at our zoo

7 birds (4 males, 3 females) *Including the individual that will be named this time

·"cool" (Male) 20 years and 7 months old
Born on May 10, 1995, Ueno Zoo.
Visited Tokyo Sea Life Park on September 8, 2010.

・"Sora" (Male) 4 years 3 months old
Born on August 15, 2011, Tokyo Sea Life Park

・ "Sea" (Female) 8 years and 3 months old
Born on September 1, 2007, Ueno Zoo.
Visited Tokyo Sea Life Park on September 8, 2010.

・"Urara" (Female) 7 years and 3 months old
Born on August 24, 2008, Ueno Zoo.
Visited Tokyo Sea Life Park on September 8, 2010.

・"Riku" (Female) 2 years and 2 months old
Born on September 17, 2013, Tokyo Sea Life Park


◎Past News
・ "Two King Penguin are coming from Wakayama." (April 16, 2015)

(December 10, 2015)