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MONTEREY, Calif. —
An
African black-footed penguin that was born at the Monterey Bay
Aquarium earlier this month is healthy and growing fast, an aquarium
official said.
The penguin chick, which weighed just 2.3 ounces
when it was born in an incubator on Aug. 15, has grown to 8.5 ounces
and is on display in the aquarium's penguin habitat called the "Splash
Zone."
"We're very excited to welcome our fourth-ever penguin
chick," associate curator of aviculture Aimee Greenbaum said in s
statement. "It's fun to have a youngster around again."
The baby
penguin, whose sex has not been determined, will remain on display in
the Splash Zone with its foster parents, Walvis and Boulders, for
around three weeks.
Once the chick starts leaving the nest, the penguin family will be moved behind the scenes for safety reasons, Greenbaum said.
The chick will eventually be named and is likely to return to the Splash Zone in about three months.
Anyone
who wants to keep up with the baby penguin's progress can do so at the
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Facebook page,
www.facebook.com/montereybayaquarium.
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