New penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach
One of the two male Magellanic penguin chicks that was hatched at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach flaps his wings before joining the rest of the penguins in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat on Thursday.
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The newly hatched Magellanic penguin chicks are brought to the aquarium’s penguin habitat.
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A penguin chick swims around his new home at the aquarium.
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Terri Oba of the Department of Animal Husbandry at the Aquarium of the Pacific coaxes one of chicks toward her.
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A chick eyes an older penguin already living in the aquarium’s penguin habitat.
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Terri Oba, with the aquarium’s Department of Animal Husbandry hugs a penguin chick.
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The two new penguin chicks with aquarium employees.
