We are VERY excited to share two little additions to our penguin colony 🐧🐧 Here's a quick glimpse of one of the rockhopper penguin chicks that hatched over four weeks ago. (this video was taken just two weeks after hatching) More updates to come on these chicks- over the weekend we'll be sharing pictures from their first exam with our Veterinarians. 🎥: Sam Amstutz, Bird Keeper | Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has been a leader in African Penguins for 50 years, hatching their first chick in 1969 and winning the prestigious Edward H. Bean Award for the “African Penguin Long-term Propagation Program” from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) in 1996. The Zoo currently has the largest colony of African Penguins in North America, and now they proudly present their 1,000th chick! Follow this link to learn more: http://bit.ly/2ouDe6G | ZooBorns

🐣 Hertfordshire Zoo has announced the hatching of two African penguin chicks. They are an endangered species with 40,000 individuals remaining in the wild. Named Liam and Noel, are the first chicks hatched at Hertfordshire Zoo this year. The zoo also supports the SANCOBB conservation charity in Africa, which works tirelessly to protect these birds 🐧 📷Hertfordshire Zoo | BIAZA

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Phelps made a splash! 🐧Our newest penguin chick had his first swim on exhibit—come see him in action on your next trip to the Zoo! 📸Cred: Keeper Sydney O. | Little Rock Zoo

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You might not be able to meet our newest flamingo chick up close yet, but you can still feed the flock! Flamingo Animal Encounters are available on Saturdays and Sundays. Visit our website, www.potawatomizoo.org/animal-encounters, to schedule your flamingo feeding frenzy! | Potawatomi Zoo