Overview

• Ten Humboldt penguin chicks that hatched between April 16 and 28 are thriving and are now days away from their first swimming lessons.
• Under parental and keeper care, the chicks have nearly quadrupled their hatch weight.
• Same-sex pair Scampi and Flounder incubated and reared one chick after an egg swap with Wotsit and Peach to balance parental responsibilities.
• Keepers have named eight chicks after celestial bodies and constellations, and a public poll is open to select the final two names.
• All ten offspring contribute to a Europe-wide conservation breeding programme that maintains genetic diversity in vulnerable Humboldt penguins.