First penguin chick hatches at SB Zoo
Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Parenting Advice News
By ERIC LINDBERG – Daily Sound The first Humboldt penguin to be successfully hatched at the Santa Barbara Zoo is resting in a quiet area until it learns how to swim, zoo officials announced yesterday. The chick, its gender yet to be determined, had been foster-reared on exhibit until it emerged from its shell last month. Zookeepers are caring for the chick for the next few weeks until it is old enough to take its first dip. “This is the age when the chick would naturally begin to gain inde
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