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Same-sex penguin pair hatch, raise chick at Rosamond Gifford Zoo

January 29, 2022

Elmer and Lima, two adult male Humboldt penguins, formed a pair bond during breeding season last fall, and now, they are raising a chick…

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Baby news! Chick hatched to same-sex penguin parents at Indianapolis Zoo

January 9, 2021

Here’s more proof love has no boundaries. A same-sex penguin couple welcomed their first chick with open wings — and warm hearts — at…

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Gender reveal cake for penguin chick at Calgary Zoo

October 24, 2019

Gender reveal cakes are all the rage. Because who doesn’t love finding out whether it’s a girl or a boy through delicious pastry? Even…

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Rare Bird Alert: The first Piping Plover chick to hatch in Chicago since 1955

July 18, 2019

Rose and Monty are Chicago’s most famous new parents. At least in the bird world. You see, the pair of Piping Plovers hatched a…

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Wednesday Zen Moment: Endangered African penguin hatches at Toronto Zoo

April 3, 2019

It’s too soon to tell whether it’s a boy or girl, but the Toronto Zoo’s newest addition is 100 per cent adorable. The zoo…

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White-tailed eagle chick hatches in Orkney marking a first in more than 140 years

June 16, 2018

Orkney bird lovers have been waiting since the 19th century for this: a sea eagle chick. Finally, Orkney has landed its first white-tailed eagle…

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Same-sex vulture dads adopt abandoned egg, hatch chick at Amsterdam zoo

June 1, 2017

Call it two dads and a little baby — vulture edition. Two male griffon vultures, who have been together for years, have hatched an…

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World’s oldest tagged albatross is a mother for the 36th time

February 20, 2017

Wisdom, by most measures, is now 66 years ago. The Laysan Albatross, which resides at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, also happens to be…

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Cute chick alert! Humboldt penguin hatches at Calgary Zoo

July 30, 2015

Like any first time parents, Reina and Javier, are getting used to their new jobs as mum and dad. The pair of Humboldt penguins…

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Calgary’s first baby penguin has a name (No, it’s not Sidney Crosby)

February 11, 2014

The first penguin hatched at the Calgary Zoo finally has a name – Una – as chosen by visitors to the facility. The zoo…

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