Endangered baby penguin makes debut at Prague zoo
Last updated on: 13 November,2019 06:41 pm
The little chick belongs to an endangered species that is of South American origin.
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Prague Zoo showed off its latest furry arrival - a baby Humboldt penguin hatched nearly a month earlier.
The little chick arrived to the world on Oct. 18 and belongs to an endangered species that is of South American origin.
Prague Zoo says it has its own way of identifying the penguins it is home to - checking the patterns that develop on penguins’ bellies as they mature.
Staff will not know the gender of the chick until results of DNA swabs and veterinary tests come back. But for now the little chick appears to be in the best of health.
The rare and endangered penguin is the 29th such arrival of the species in the zoo’s hatching programme.
After its check-up, the baby was safely returned to its parents at the penguin cave.