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Roxy, Aquarium of the Pacific’s ‘mature and wise’ penguin, dies at 14

Aquarium officials said Roxy, a Magellanic penguin, likely died of avian malaria, a serious disease in birds that cannot be spread to people.

Roxy, Aquarium of the Pacific’s ‘mature and wise’ penguin, dies at 14
A photo of Roxy the penguin, courtesy of the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Roxy, a beloved 14-year-old Magellanic penguin at the Aquarium of the Pacific, died Tuesday, according to aquarium officials.

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