Merkel begins political activism with her friend Penguin Alexandra

German Chancellor Angela Merkel began her political activism after the summer recess with a meeting with an old friendin a museum in her district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Before a political debate and a meeting with readers of a local newspaper, Merkel stopped at the Museum of Nature in Stralsund to visit the female penguin Alexandra, who was adopted by Merkel in 2011.

The newspaper Ost Zeitung that Merkel spent a long time with the female penguin and took over the task of feeding her, under the supervision of her coach.It is noteworthy that Merkel chose the name Alexandra for the female penguin, who lives in the museum, which ranks among the top 10 marine museums in the world.