Recent visitors to a zoo in the Philippines attracted the attention of the penguins using photos of fish on their mobile phones.

After the family missed feeding time at the Manila Ocean Park, the creative parents flashed photos of various fish species at the seabirds through the glass of the enclosure.

The tactic worked a treat and the penguins followed their phones, as though they were live fish.

“We visited this place but our ticket doesn't include feeding them. To please the kids, we had to be creative,” said filmer Edson Doromal.