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“The residents of what Ms. McMahon described as a ‘country club for older animals’ are sectioned off from three other islands inhabited by youngsters via a mesh gate in the water. They can still see their fellow seabirds, but from the remove of a craggy rock island that has less pecking and noise. ‘The birds are definitely quieter, there’s less territoriality,’ said Ms. McMahon. ‘There’s a little bit more laying down and resting.'” NYT (Gift Article): At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish.