Baby penguin born at the Santa Barbara Zoo
Friday, July 3, 2009
Reported by: Kelly Bush
A South Coast zoo welcomes a new member to its family.
The Santa Barbara Zoo welcomed its first Humboldt penguin, hatched three weeks ago.
Only two of the zoo's fifteen adult Humboldt penguins can breed under the Species Survival Plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
The baby penguin will not be housed in an exhibit until it learns to swim.
Humboldt penguins are listed as vulnerable in their native habitat along the pacific coast of South America.
Source:
http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10642145
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