A young penguin is now on display at the New York Aquarium on Coney Island, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced.
The female black-footed penguin chick, born in
February, is the first one to hatch in 15 years at the aquarium, the
society said in a news release.
Black-footed penguins, native to the southern tip of Africa, are designated as endangered.
"The arrival of this penguin chick is a
significant event for the New York Aquarium," said Jon Forrest Dohlin,
the director of the aquarium. "The birth of any endangered or threatened
species helps us further our goal of educating and enlightening people
about the need to help save fragile ocean ecosystems and the wildlife
that lives here."
Visitors can see the chick in the Sea Cliffs exhibit, which features both indoor and outdoor sections.
Black-footed penguins are part of the Association
of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Program, a cooperative breeding
program, the WCS said.
The Wildlife Conservation Society mission is to
save wildlife and wild places around the world, according to its news
release. In addition to the New York Aquarium, the society runs the
Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, the Queens Zoo, and the Prospect Park
Zoo. www.wcs.org www.nyaquarium.com
The Penguin Camera is located on Torgersen Island (64°46’S, 64°04’W), off the coast of Anvers Island and less than a mile from Palmer Station. Torgersen Island is home to a colony of Adélie penguins numbering approximately 2,500. This camera is seasonal and operates primarily from October to February, the Adélie breeding season. The camera is solar-powered and may sometimes experience brief outages due to inclement weather. School classrooms and other educational demonstrations will often take control of the camera, moving it to gain better views of the colony.
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