Back in the 1930s, an ill-advised plan was hatched to keep a living penguin at the Little America hotel in southwest Wyoming.

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The Whaler’s Inn occupies a collection of historic buildings in the heart of downtown, each room individually decorated with nautical touches that never cross into kitsch territory.

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Duffy was named after Jen Duffy, an Adventure Aquarium staff member who has worked on the bird and mammal team since 2006.

Duffy hatched on Nov. 2 and Oscar followed five days later, the aquarium’s staff announced. Both are African penguins, which ...