It’s a boy! Meet Ernesto, the Akron Zoo’s penguin chick, in this behind-the-scenes video.
Recorded in the zoo’s penguin building, Keeper Vicky shares information and answers questions about the chick, Akron Zoo’s penguin colony and Humboldt penguins in general.
Akron Zoo welcomed two Humboldt penguin chicks this year; the first hatched on March 12 and the second hatched on April 5. As the chicks grow, they’ll wean from their parents. Before they are able to go in the penguin habitat for their public debut later this summer, they will each need to learn to eat on their own and pass a swim test.
Click here to learn more about the penguin chicks.
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