A Web camera has captured images of the second of two endangered African penguins hatching at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.
Aviary officials spotted the second chick for the first time Friday. But
they say the nesting behavior of the parents suggests the chick likely
hatched Thursday. A sibling hatched Monday.
The new chick brings to 18 the number of African penguins in the
aviary's Penguins Point exhibit. Scientists estimate fewer than 20,000
exist in the wild.
The public can monitor the baby penguins' progress at
PenguinNestCam.org. Visitors to the aviary can watch parents Sidney and
Bette sharing nesting duties.
The chicks will be named after DNA tests can determine their genders in a few weeks. Their father is named for Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby.
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