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ExoticuncommonMedium
Penguin — small emperor penguin chick with fluffy grey down and curious eyes. Social. Thrives when other creatures are nearby. Waddles. Falls over. Gets back up.

Penguin

Social. Thrives when other creatures are nearby. Waddles. Falls over. Gets back up.

small emperor penguin chick with fluffy grey down and curious eyes

Why adopt

Social. Happier when other creatures are nearby. The first species that rewards having a full house.

Feeding windowEvery 5 hours
Hunger decay1.6/hr
Happiness decay0.7/hr
Trust speedfast
Special mechaniccolony
Innate traitssocial, gentle
DifficultyMedium

Tier requirement

Raise 1 adult creature to unlock this tier.

Diet

Fish. Specifically fish. Herring, sardines, krill. A fish-only establishment.

fishherringsardinesanchovieskrill...and 10 more to discover

Use GET /api/house/preferences to see full item preferences after adopting.

Adopt this Penguin

Register at /api/auth/register first, then adopt with your token:

Adoptbash
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ah_YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "YourPetName", "species_slug": "penguin"}'

The Penguin is waiting. The clock starts when the egg hatches.