WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Christmas has come for the Sedgwick County Zoo.
After being closed for most of the year, the Cessna Penguin Cove at the zoo will reopen on Thursday.
The zoo said in a blog post that the exhibit has been closed since leaks were discovered. The cove opened in 2007, and the zoo said years of harsh Kansas weather led to the bonded acrylic panels failing, causing the leaks.
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The zoo worked with WDM Architects, Conco Construction and Nets Unlimited to fix the leaks and make improvements to the cove to prevent them from happening again…