SeaWorld visit brings penguins, kangaroos to school — PHOTOS
Trudie Erb shows a Magellanic penguin named Pete to children during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Peter Jackson carries a red kangaroo named Cassidy during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lisa Jackson holds a baby red kangaroo named Didgeridoo as its mother Cassidy comes by during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lisa Jackson holds a baby red kangaroo named Didgeridoo as its mother Cassidy comes by during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Zandra Albiez steers a small Magellanic penguin named Penny during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
An adult red kangaroo named Cassidy nibbles on a slice of bread during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Kylene Plemons displays Ruby, a scarlet ibis, on her arm during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Marcy McClure speaks to children during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
An adult red kangaroo named Cassidy is shown during SeaWorld San Diegoճ SeaWorld Cares program at R. Hummel Elementary School Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Las Vegas. The outreach program informed children about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation and how peopleճ actions can affect the safety and habitat of animals. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Students at R. Hummel Elementary School got the chance to see penguins and kangaroos up close on Wednesday when the SeaWorld Cares educational outreach program visited their school.
The program teaches kids about ocean conservation, animal rescue and rehabilitation.
Over its 52-year history, SeaWorld San Diego has rescued and treated more than 16,000 animals including more than 1,000 marine mammals in one year according to a news release. The three SeaWorld parks in San Diego, San Antonio and Orlando, Fla. have rescued more than 27,000 orphaned, injured or ill animals over the past four decades.
