Bethany Wlaz has the best seat in the house for a gripping soap opera filled with lust, envy and intrigue.
Joshua McKerrow — The Capital
Penguin keeper Bethany Wlaz of Eastport feeds her hungry charges at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Wlaz is one of three full-time penguin keepers at the zoo, and it isn’t hard to tell she loves her work. The African penguins get fed twice a day — at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Bethany Wlaz, one of three full time penguin keepers at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, relishes her time with her flightless friends. Wlaz, 26 of Eastport has had the job for two years.
Bethany Wlaz, one of three full time penguin keepers at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, relishes her time with her flightless friends. Wlaz, 26 of Eastport has had the job for two years.
Every day, the Eastport resident walks up a long tunnel to take in the action of "The Young and the Flightless."
It's her nickname for the interesting goings-on among the 43 African penguins on Rock Island at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, which according to officials is the largest colony of that type of penguin in North America.
"There's a lot of drama down here," quipped Wlaz, 26, clad in green T-shirt, gloves, khaki pants and big black rubber boots.
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