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This show aired 7/13/11 on WICC 600 AM Radio.

Interview with Tracy Camp, senior trainer of penguins at Mystic Aquarium, discussing the African Penguins from Mystic Aquarium who appeared in the new movie Mr. Popper's Penguins with Jim Carrey.

Tracy Camp graduated in 2002 from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island with a degree in Marine Biology and Psychology. Tracy started her career at Mystic Aquarium as a volunteer nine years ago. She has been a full time trainer with penguins and pinnipeds for six years, but the penguins are her favorite and primary focus. Tracy had the amazing opportunity to travel to South Africa in 2010 to assist with African penguin research, rehabilitation and conservation efforts.

For more information on Mystic Aquarium, please visit http://www.mysticaquarium.org/.