Christmas Day Soother
The LA Times has some good news:
The first chick hatched Dec. 9 and weighs just over half a pound. Its sibling debuted Dec. 13, weighing in at barely a quarter-pound. According to the aquarium, the sex of the two isn’t known yet.
Monterey Bay Aquarium plans to let the public vote on names for the babies.
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The birds are part of a Species Survival Plan for threatened African penguins, a program managed by the Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums that oversees the health of 800 African penguins at 50 global zoos and aquariums.
Last week, we welcomed two tiny additions to our African penguin colony, which are currently on exhibit in the Splash Zone gallery. The first chick hatched on Monday, December 9 and, as of its last check-up, weighs 292 grams. pic.twitter.com/sdkNk3bHUp— Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq) December 19, 2019
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