The chick, born just before Valentine's Day, is the aquarium's newest little blue penguin, the world smallest penguin species.
The chick, born just before Valentine's Day, is the aquarium's newest little blue penguin, the world smallest penguin species.
Besides this latest chick, the aquarium also has welcomed two other female baby blues to its colony this mating season. Bananas Foster was hatched on Jan. 26, and Kiwi made her appearance on Feb. 6. They bring the Camden aquarium’s little blue colony population to 21. The aquarium is also home to a colony of larger endangered African penguins, along with 15,000 more aquatic animals.
For the first two and half weeks, the little blue chicks stayed with their parents, who fed them and catered to their every need. Their eyes were shut for the first week, and it takes two to three weeks before they can stand and start walking, Becker said.“We teach them how to accept fish from us and start getting used to some of their tasks for the aquarium,” Becker said.
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