Aquarium staff bond with penguins on International Day of Friendship

Nicola Saville, a keeper at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, got up close and personal with a colony of Gentoo penguins inside their enclosure, giving the penguins some words of affection. The aquarium was forced to close on July 9 due to the city’s coronavirus lockdown. The state of Victoria reported 723 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths from the virus on July 30, bringing the overall number of cases to 9,998 since the pandemic began. Credit: SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium via Storyful