Lazzie, The World's Oldest "Fairy Penguin", Turns A Whopping 25

Thought this week’s celebrations had ended with the Hungry Hungry Hippos -themed festivities for the birthday of the world’s oldest pygmy hippo ? Well, you’d better put your gladrags back on and get yourselves back on the party train, because it’s time to celebrate Lazzie, the world’s oldest little penguin, who’s just turned a whopping 25 years old. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Twenty-five might not sound all that “whopping” in comparison to a human, but it’s pretty darn impressive for a little penguin ( Eudyptula minor ). The smallest of all the penguin species, these wee birds typically live for less than 20 years in managed care, and less than a decade in the wild.

Lazzie has spent her life living at Cinci