'Honeymoon suites' for aquarium's penguins.

BOSTON -- The New England Aquarium wants its endangered African penguins to get a little steamy.

Aquarium experts are playing matchmaker behind the scenes to encourage eight pairs of African penguins to breed more chicks. Biologists say that will help a population that's expected to be extinct in the wild by 2025 to continue to thrive in captivity.

The Boston facility is giving its penguins ''honeymoon suites'' -- cozy plastic igloo-style homes and other private nooks off the main...

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