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A bird in hand... baby penguin at the Cinncinnati Zoo

Apparently it's baby penguin season on ZooBorns with the latest adorable installment coming direct from the Cincinnati Zoo. This Little Penguin chick is just two-weeks old and is currently being cared for behind the scenes, inside the Zoo's Wings of Wonder exhibit.The chick weighs approximately 250 grams (or a quarter-pound), but is expected to weigh just over two pounds as an adult. Mom, “Oreo” (7-years-old) and dad, “Boomer” (8-years-old), were not properly incubating the egg, so staff at the Cincinnati Zoo made the decision to pull the egg and incubate it themselves. Little Penguins are the smallest species of penguin but that doesn't mean this chick doesn't like to eat. Zoo aviculture staff have to feed the demanding little bird six times a day, every three hours. At first it was fed a delicious fish milkshake but has since graduated to slices of fish (sashimi if you will).

Feed me! -  Baby penguin at the Cinncinnati Zoo

Baby penguin at the Cinncinnati Zoo

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3 responses to “It’s Raining Little Penguins!”

  1. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    haha…it does look demanding.

  2. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    Aww, too bad the parents weren’t doing their job; I hope he doesn’t get lonely between feedings. On the other hand, do baby birds get lonely? Or do they just sit around waiting for more food?
    BTW, 250 grams is about a half pound, not a quarter pound. (A kilogram is a bit over two pounds, so a quarter of a kilogram is about a half pound.)

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    Why are the baby penguins tagged as Bears? 🙁

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