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Moody Gardens this week welcomed two, healthy Macaroni penguin chicks. It was only the second successful hatching of the Macaroni penguin species from pairs inside of the South Atlantic exhibit.
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Two Macaroni penguin chicks huddle together after their daily weigh-in at the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid in Galveston on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. The chicks hatched Nov. 14 and now weigh more than 650 grams each.
Dennene Conley, a biologist at the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid in Galveston, weighs a Macaroni penguin chick Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. It is one of two chicks that hatched Nov. 14.
One of two Macaroni penguin chicks that hatched Nov. 14 is weighed at the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.
Two Macaroni penguin chicks that hatched Nov. 14 take in their surroundings after a daily weigh-in at the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid in Galveston on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.
A Macaroni penguin chick yawns as it and a second chick huddle together after their daily weigh-in Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Born on the same day, the chicks have different parents — Muenster and Gouda and Feta and Bleu are their penguin parents.
Two Macaroni penguin chicks hang out together after their daily weigh-in at the Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid in Galveston on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. The chicks hatched Nov. 14 and now weigh more than 650 grams, or just about 23 ounces, each.
The two recently hatched Macaroni penguin chicks are being taken care of by their parents with extremely limited human intervention. Try to spot them either in person or on the Penguin Webcam at MoodyGardens.com. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020
Jennifer Reynolds
Photography Editor
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