A baby Magellanic penguin is shown at the Joetsu city-run aquarium in Niigata Prefecture on June 12. (Norio Kamijima)
JOETSU, Niigata Prefecture--Delighted visitors to the
city-run aquarium got their first look at the youngest of the
Magellanic penguins born here last month, which sported a downy, dark
brown body.
The aquarium, home to the largest number of Magellanic penguins in Japan, unveiled the baby bird June 12. It was one of 10 newborns that hatched this year starting May 6. “Nothing makes me happier than seeing a chick hatching from an egg,” said Satomi Shinohara, 23, an aquarium staff member taking care of the Magellanic penguins. “I am looking forward to watching the babies grow up.”
The young bird hatched May 31 and is currently being cared for by its parents in a nest box. The chick has grown to a weight of 720 grams from an initial 80 grams and measures 23 centimeters tall.
Its feathers will be replaced by black, waterproof ones in two to three months. The Magellanic penguin babies are expected to be able to swim by themselves in early July, aquarium officials said.
A total of 116 Magellanic penguins, along with four eggs under incubation, are kept at the Joetsu aquarium.
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The aquarium, home to the largest number of Magellanic penguins in Japan, unveiled the baby bird June 12. It was one of 10 newborns that hatched this year starting May 6. “Nothing makes me happier than seeing a chick hatching from an egg,” said Satomi Shinohara, 23, an aquarium staff member taking care of the Magellanic penguins. “I am looking forward to watching the babies grow up.”
The young bird hatched May 31 and is currently being cared for by its parents in a nest box. The chick has grown to a weight of 720 grams from an initial 80 grams and measures 23 centimeters tall.
Its feathers will be replaced by black, waterproof ones in two to three months. The Magellanic penguin babies are expected to be able to swim by themselves in early July, aquarium officials said.
A total of 116 Magellanic penguins, along with four eggs under incubation, are kept at the Joetsu aquarium.
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