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A black and white emperor penguin chick hatched recently under the watchful eyes of aviculturists (bird caretakers) and is being cared for behind the scenes at SeaWorld’s Penguin Encounter. This marks the 21st successful emperor hatching at SeaWorld San Diego.
At hatching, the chick weighed 12 ounces and measured only 4 inches high. The young chick is growing stronger by the day and now, at 25 days old, weighs nearly 2 pounds and stands nearly 7 inches tall. The chick is being fed a special formula of ground-up fish krill, vitamins and minerals six times a day. Each day, the chick puts on about 10 percent of its body weight. At 4 months, it will be large enough to be introduced to the adult emperor colony.
SeaWorld San Diego is world-renowned for its successful penguin breeding program. Since 1980, more than 500 penguin chicks representing eight species have been hatched and raised, including the first-ever chinstrap and emperor penguins. The most recent emperor hatchings were in 1997 (two), 1999 (one) and 2002 (one).
