Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – The Rosamond Gifford Zoo unveiled its latest Humboldt penguin chick Wednesday morning at the zoo.
County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney joined the staff at the zoo earlier today to introduce the newest member of the zoo’s Humboldt penguin colony.
The zoo says the arrival of another chick confirms the zoo’s commitment to conservation of an endangered species. The zoo says the birds are well-established in the exhibit and are making valuable contributions to a national breeding program.
In March, three of the chicks hatched in previous years were transferred to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.
Humboldt penguins are named after the Humboldt Current, a cold, nutrient-rich ocean current that flows along the west coast of South America. Humboldt penguins are endangered with only 12,000 to 30,000 remaining in the wild.
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