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April 11, 2018
Endangered African Penguin Hatches at Minnesota Zoo
Chris Jasurek
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It’s tiny, it’s fuzzy, it weighs less than two ounces … and it doesn’t look anything like a penguin.
But that’s what it is.
This cute little creature is an endangered African 0enguin, born to parents Burner and Snickers in the Minnesota Zoo on November 20.
The new chick is the 21st African penguin chick born at the zoo since the Penguins of the African Coast habitat opened in 2011.
The Minnesota Zoo participates in the Species Survival Plan, a nationwide program which preserves gene variety among populations of endangered species living in captivity.
One big problem facing conservationists is inbreeding as populations shrink. The Species Survival Plan tracks parentage to minimize inbreeding, with an eye to one day introducing the broader array of genes into wild populations.
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