Photos by Brian Addison. More photos below.
The Aquarium of the Pacific introduced two new souls to the public today as they waddled into the June Keyes Penguin Habitat for the first time.
The pair of female chicks are two of four baby penguins birthed earlier this year and are part of the Magellanic Penguin family. Native to Argentina and Chile, the babies are sporting beautifully shiny coats—much to the chagrin and frustration of their adult counterparts, who are going through the aggravating two-week long process of molting (and currently look mighty angry about it).
If you're curious about their names, well, their monikers could very well be up to you. The public will have the opportunity to name one of the chicks through the Aquarium's Adopt-a-Chick program. When you participate in the program by donating $100 or more before October 31, you will be given the chance to submit a name.
The parents of the chick born in late May are Kate and
Avery—two of the Aquarium’s birds that were rescued off the coast of
Brazil. The parents of the second female penguin born this summer are
Patsy and Noodles.
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