Thursday, June 25, 2015

This Newborn Rockhopper Penguin Will Brighten Your Day Immensely Fun Love

This Newborn Rockhopper Penguin Will Brighten Your Day Immensely Fun Love


Just a little baby bundle of feathers!

"Hello World!" Meet the newest addition to the Shedd Aquarium family, this little rockhopper penguin who hatched on June 9, 2015.

"Hello World!" Meet the newest addition to the Shedd Aquarium family, this little rockhopper penguin who hatched on June 9, 2015.

Brenna Hernandez / Shedd Aquarium

This handful of joy, also known as #23 for now, was welcomed to this world by parents Edward and Annie.

This handful of joy, also known as #23 for now, was welcomed to this world by parents Edward and Annie.

Sam Cejtin / Shedd Aquarium

Weighing only 200 grams, #23 won't be teeny for long. Penguins grow very quickly and Baby Rockhopper will be full grown in two to three months!

Weighing only 200 grams, #23 won't be teeny for long. Penguins grow very quickly and Baby Rockhopper will be full grown in two to three months!

"I believe I can fly..."

Brenna Hernandez / Shedd Aquarium

Rockhopper penguins don't show any observable differences between sexes, so our friends at Shedd Aquarium will have to wait a year to find out if their chick is a boy or girl.

Rockhopper penguins don't show any observable differences between sexes, so our friends at Shedd Aquarium will have to wait a year to find out if their chick is a boy or girl.

"The chick doesn't have a gender", says a press release from the aquarium. When the penguin turns one, they will be able to use genetic testing to determine if #23 is male or female.

Brenna Hernandez / Shedd Aquarium


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