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Zoo welcomes first penguin chicks of breeding season
The first penguin chicks of the current breeding season have hatched at Edinburgh Zoo. Five endangered Northern rockhopper chicks and 10 gentoo chicks have hatched so far and it is hoped more will ...
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Endangered Northern Rockhopper penguin eggs hatch at Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh Zoo is home to more than 100 penguins from three species: King, Northern Rockhopper and Gentoo. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is part of a European breeding programme ...
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New arrival at Hull's The Deep as gentoo penguin chick hatches
A penguin chick is "doing well" after it hatched at an aquarium and tourist attraction in Hull at the weekend. The baby, a sub-species of the gentoo penguin, was born to parents Diane and Rapha at ...
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Falklands’ penguin population rising: Gentoo doubled and Rockhopper remains stable
The Islands have the largest gentoo population in the world and second in Rockhopper penguins (Photo: S. Jaffray) According to the most recent count in the Falklands, the number of Gentoo penguin ...