Male Penguin Couple Doing ‘Great Job’ Raising Foster Hatchling, New York Zoo Says

penguins g5cc045dc4 1920 e1668547106874 Male Penguin Couple Doing 'Great Job' Raising Foster Hatchling, New York Zoo Says

Takeaways:

  • Two male Humboldt penguins, Elmer and Lima, who live at a New York zoo have become foster parents of a brand new hatchling.
  • The two penguins were given a dummy egg last year to test their ability at egg care and were great at it.
  • These penguin dads took turns incubating the egg until it hatched on New Year’s Day.

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