Edinburgh Zoo has announced the birth of two baby penguins, telling potential guest that they can watch the new chicks on their live penguin baby cams.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced the arrival of the two endangered Northern Rockhopper Penguins, the first of this year's breeding season.
The RZSS, as well as breeding Rockhopper Penguins in captivity, also do a lot of work to help preserve these animals in the wild.
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Keepers at the conservation charity are hopeful that the Gentoo penguin eggs will begin to hatch in the next coming weeks.
However, the zoo will have to pay close attention to these new chicks over the coming month as the first 30 days are critical for their development.
But that doesn’t mean the public can’t still get involved with seeing the new additions to the zoo. Edinburgh Zoo has set up a live penguin watching webcam so members of the public can get the chance to see some of these amazing animals.
Dawn Nicoll, Senior Penguin Keeper at Edinburgh Zoo, said:
“Northern rockhopper penguins are endangered due to climate change, changes in marine ecosystems and overfishing, so it is really exciting to welcome these new chicks. The first 30 days are critical for their development, so we will be keeping a close eye on them at this sensitive time.
“Our gentoo penguins are sitting on eggs too, and we hope they will begin to hatch in the coming weeks. All going well, it won't be long before visitors can spot the youngsters with the rest of our colony at Penguins Rock.
“Every visit to the zoo helps care for the amazing animals, like our penguins, and supports our charity’s vital conservation work around the world.”
The public can keep an eye on all Edinburgh Zoo breeding activity on their live webcams here: edinburghzoo.org.uk/penguincam.
