Overview

• The six chicks have begun exploring their enclosure as their parents deliver fish to their nearby burrows.
• Vogelpark Marlow’s colony now counts 35 Humboldt penguins under its care.
• Humboldt penguins originate from the coasts of Chile and Peru and face declining wild populations.
• Park spokeswoman Franziska Zöger describes how the parents eagerly return with fish to feed their young.
• Conservationists regard the new hatchings as a vital step in safeguarding the species’ future.