'World's oldest' Humboldt penguin dies at Yorkshire zoo

Zoo unit are mourning the nonaccomplishment of what was believed to beryllium the world's oldest Humboldt penguin aft her decease astatine 32.

Rosie had lived astatine Sewerby Hall successful East Yorkshire since 1990, erstwhile she was brought from a vertebrate parkland successful Surrey.

Native to South America, Humboldts tin unrecorded up to 20 years successful the chaotic and are classed arsenic "vulnerable to extinction".

Staff astatine the Bridlington zoo said Rosie, who was conscionable a fewer weeks abbreviated of her 33rd birthday, died successful her slumber connected Friday.

Head zookeeper John Pickering said: "We are each devastated by the nonaccomplishment of Rosie.

"I myself person been with her since she was 4 months old, and we person spent 32 years of our lives unneurotic successful 1 mode oregon different done each of life's trials and tribulations."

Rosie besides had "a precise peculiar spot successful their hearts" of the different unit and visitors to the zoo, helium added.

In caller years, Rosie had go a prima of media and societal media crossed the world, with her 30th day celebrations being featured connected quality channels successful the US, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.

Rosie, described by unit arsenic "the expansive aged lady", was besides featured successful Hello! mag and connected TV shows crossed the UK.

To honour Rosie's memory, the squad astatine the zoo volition beryllium holding a peculiar tribute, and are inviting the nationalist to stock their memories and photos of Rosie connected societal media utilizing the hashtag #RememberingRosie.