Seven, we’ll say it again, SEVEN African penguin chicks have hatched so far this breeding season! Each chick brings hope for this endangered species, but also more work for our penguin keepers. All seven chicks have now moved from their parent’s nest boxes into the penguin nursery so they can become accustomed to eating whole fish from keepers, just like the rest of the birds in the colony.Watch!
To protect them from avian influenza, penguins and other bird species have been moved indoors.
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