Three More Penguin Chicks Hatch at Edinburgh Zoo

Three more penguin chicks hatch at Edinburgh Zoo

The gentoo chicks each weighed around 98g - roughly the same as a bar of soap

Zoo releases first images of newly hatched penguins

Edinburgh Zoo has released the first images of a batch of newly hatched gentoo penguin chicks. Three chicks have hatched at the zoo since Wednesday 29 April, each weighing a tiny 98g at birth – roughly the same as a bar of soap. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s keepers say that they are expecting […] The post Zoo releases first images of newly hatched penguins appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.

Edinburgh Zoo releases first photos of new penguin chicks

THE Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has released the first photos of newly hatched gentoo penguin chicks at Edinburgh Zoo. Three chicks have hatched at the zoo since Wednesday 29 April, each weighing a tiny 98g at birth – roughly the same as a bar of soap. The wildlife conservation charity’s keepers say that they are expecting to welcome more youngsters to the colony in the coming weeks. The chicks can now be seen being cared for by …