I once worked in the hospital at the National Aviary. It was often my job to catch penguins for treatments and I was often bitten by them. How it felt was dependent on which penguin was doing the biting and how serious they were about doing it. read more
Those latter bites could be quite painful and were a great way to learn the correct way to grab a penguin- a negative reinforcement like a piano teacher rapping a pupil's knuckles when they make a mistake. read more
When it just came out of the water,it will feel like wet feathers, and if they are dry,they will feel more furry felt a wet African penguin before,the 2nd time i went to Jungle Island, I poked it's wing it didn,t even bite me( be careful though they might mistake your finger for fish they bite hard),the 3rd time I went to Jungle Island, i rubbed it wing again. read more
Penguin feathers are very soft on the back, since they have several layers and for confort they will need to be extra cushy which means they're like. read more