Penguins and Turtles and Sharks. Oh My!
Discover Sea Life Caverns, home to more than 200
species of colourful fish, sting rays, reptiles and
more. Get hands on in our touch pool or enjoy one of
our daily live animal presentations. Be sure to say
hello to our colony of African penguins in their
brand new renovated habitat. An underwater world of
adventure awaits.
Marine Life welcomes a new addition
Click here to view video of the new penguin!
West Edmonton Mall recently welcomed a new member to
our family. On May 25, 2008 a chick hatched in our
African penguin colony located in Marine Life’s Sea
Life Caverns. The yet-to be-named chick is still
with its parents Toucan and Shadow but is growing
quickly and gaining its independence.
This is the 10th chick that has hatched at the Mall,
bringing the population of West Edmonton Mall’s
black and white seabird colony to 24.
The African penguin is a threatened species and West
Edmonton Mall, an accredited member of the Canadian
Association of Zoos and Aquariums, has participated
in the African Penguin Species Survival Plan since
1986.
Penguin habitat gets a complete makeover!
Renovations are complete on the penguin habitat in
Sea Life Caverns, providing WEM s African penguins
with a new naturalistic environment that mimics
their natural habitat. Visitors to Sea Life Caverns
will enjoy an improved penguin viewing and
presentation area where they will be able to watch
more of the colony’s natural behavior and group
dynamics such as preening, squabbling over territory
and chasing fish. The habitat also incorporates
state-of-the-art engineering for water conservation
and water quality.
Sea Life Caverns is located on Level One, South side
of the Santa Maria Ship and Deep Sea Adventure.
Please note that Sea Life Caverns is only accessible
by stairs. West Edmonton Mall apologizes for the
inconvenience this causes our special needs guests.
