The Elmer's Glue did the trick 🥳 After 18 more days of very close observation on June 12th, this egg pipped, starting it’s journey out into the world. Watch as this little 🐧 chick stretches out from it's shell for the first time on June 13th 🐣 Video credit: Ashlyn Brown, Bird Department Intern | Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

We were in the room where it happened when one of the newest little penguin chicks hatched! Meet A.Ham (name influenced by the Hamilton mania that has gripped Cincinnati!) Most chicks in the little penguin colony are named after foods, so this still kind of fits the theme. The other new chick will be named Green Eggs. The Cincinnati Zoo is home to the largest colony of the smallest penguin species, due in large part to the husbandry expertise of the Zoo’s bird staff. Look for Green Eggs and A.Ha

No need to chew! King penguin chicks can swallow their food whole. In fact, all penguin species swallow their fish whole because they do not have teeth. Instead of teeth, penguins have a special adaptation inside their beak called denticles—barb-like structures on the roof of the mouth that point inward to help grasp and guide the fish down the throat. Penguin chicks are fed a slurry of regurgitated fish by their parents, but typically a hand-raised king penguin chick will begin eating small who

In the frozen heart of Antarctica, an Emperor King penguin dad stands guard. 🐧❄️ After the female lays a single egg, she heads to sea to feed — and the father takes over completely. He endures the brutal winter without eating, surviving on stored body fat while incubating and later feeding his chick. But cold isn’t the only danger. Opportunistic bullies will try to steal food — even a chick. That’s why this dad’s firm stance and sharp defensive nips matter. His baby’s survival depends entirely

🐟 time. Our little 🐧 currently eats six times a day, and each feed is approximately 85 grams. This is calculated by his/her weight, so the amount of 🐟 will increase as he/she gains weight. Right now it’s about 15-20 eye smelt a feed. #WaddleWatch | The Toronto Zoo