Lonely Penguin Night

It was a cool fall night, not a cloud in the sky and Errol, the male Emperor Penguin was outside in his enclosure. The zoo had long been closed to the public, but that didn’t mean all of the animals were put away and asleep for the night. It was a perfect night for Errol, his species came from Antarctica where it was cold, so he much enjoyed the colder weather. Errol’s enclosure was a large shared one, the land was mostly dirt and rocks with some sparse grass areas and a large pool of water. Errol was currently standing on the rocks near the water gazing up at the sky. He was lonely at the moment, being the only penguin in the enclosure. He enjoyed looked up at the night sky, especially on a night as clear as tonight where the stars and moon were easily visible. He gazed at the stars in wonder watching them twinkle and shine against the black sky.

Errol sighed softly and then looked around him, most of the other animals in the enclosure were already asleep. He then gave the sky one last look before heading to his little rock nest he had made as a bed. He huddled in the nest of rocks, getting comfortable before tucking his beak down and closing his eyes to sleep standing up.