This baby penguin cracked through its shell and took nearly four days to hatch into the world. This is the first penguin chick to be born at the Oregon Zoo for 2018. | CBS News

A baby penguin chick was born to same-sex parents at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY — a first for the zoo. Prior to hatching, the egg was cared for by Elmer and Lima, two adult male Humboldt penguins. The two are continuing to care for and feed the chick since it hatched as well. ‘Elmer and Lima took turns incubating the egg and have been doing a wonderful job warming and feeding the chick,’ the zoo said in a Facebook post. According to a press release from the zoo, there have been sev

#ICYMI a gentoo penguin chick hatched on November 3! See the joyful moment the newly-hatched baby meets its parents, Digit and Killian, after an assisted hatching in our incubator! Fertilized eggs are placed into our state-of-the-art incubator to increase the chances of success, and the parents are given a replica egg to sit on to continue the natural process. When the animal care team swaps out the replica for the live chick, Killian (on the nest) and Digit huddle together, vocalizing and getti

Captured on camera for the first time ever, hundreds of six-month-old emperor penguin chicks were filmed taking a leap of faith off of a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica. Whit Johnson shares the rare moment, which was filmed by a National Geographic team. https://abcn.ws/2XvP3JQ | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

An Adélie penguin was once seen defending a group of emperor penguin chicks from a giant petrel | causes.com

Big news about our penguin family! 🐧✨ Pascale, a rescued female northern rockhopper penguin, is about to join our colony! Her arrival brings hope for a special bond with Pierre, our only other rockhopper penguin. Fingers crossed for a new penguin pair! 🤞 But that’s not all! We’ve also welcomed two adorable gentoo chicks to first-time parents, Riki and Peach. 💕 While the first chick is lovingly cared for by its parents, the second is being hand-raised in the Research Room at Ocean Network Expr

Penguin chick alert! Two fuzzy Magellanic penguin chicks have joined the colony after a successful nesting season, contributing to a Species Survival Plan for these near-threatened birds. These little penguins hatched within just a week of each other, the first arriving on Thursday, 4/29 and the second on 5/5. For now, they’ll be behind the scenes with two adult pairs as they hit critical milestones, like continuing to grow and gain weight. Baby penguins grow fast—stay tuned to keep up with thei