If a licensed facility (like a zoo or aquarium) were to acquire a penguin, the theoretical costs are immense:
While you cannot legally own one, you can symbolically "adopt" a penguin to support conservation for roughly . Ownership Costs and Realities
as a pet is in the United States and most other countries. All penguin species are protected by international treaties, such as the CITES treaty , which strictly forbids the trade or importation of wild birds for personal use.
