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

15K views · 848 reactions | The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has been a...

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