Rating system

Rating	minimum score	other conditions
5 Penguin	70	no category less than 3 (except breeding program which must be 2) and at least 6 categories with scores of 5
4 Penguin	60	no more than 4 categories less than 3 and none less than 2 (except breeding program which must be 2) and at least 3 categories with scores of 5
3 Penguin	50	no category less than 2 and at least one category scoring 5
2 Penguin	40
1 Penguin	25

Suitability of Environment	1- poor 5 - excellent
Space	1- poor 5 - excellent
Area of water	1-low 5 - high
Water depth	1 - shallow 5 - deep
Water cleanliness / General cleanliness	1- poor 5 - excellent
Nest sites / materials	1- poor 5 - excellent
No. of species / No. of birds	1- poor 5 - excellent
Activity in water / Activity on land	1- poor 5 - excellent
Frequency of swimming	1- rarely 5 - often
Breeding success	1- poor 5 - excellent
Information in exhibit	1- poor 5 - excellent
Merchandise, etc.	1 - none 5 - plenty
Accessibility / Cost	1- poor 5 - excellent
Membership of breeding program	1 - no 2 - yes
Health of penguins	1- poor 5 - excellent
Lack of imprinting on humans	1- poor 5 - excellent
Good moults	1- poor 5 - excellent

The tables below list the criteria a particular penguin exhibit must meet to achieve a particular rating and the categories we use to calculate the 'Penguin Ratings' for zoo and aquaria penguin exhibits.