New Emperor Penguin Chick at SeaWorld San Deigo

When SeaWorld San Diego's new emperor penguin chick was brought into the Penguin Encounter for the first time since she hatched on Sept. 12, more than 300 penguins immediately waddled over to her, vocalizing loudly, as if to warmly welcome her to the colony. The most interested of the five species were, of course, the other emperor penguins. With the help of the park's aviculturists — who have been hand-raising the chick in a behind-the-scenes penguin nursery — the chick is being gradually introduced to the adult penguins each day. Once she is big enough, has water-proofed feathers and is ready to swim, she will join the entire group, which includes emperor, gentoo, macaroni, Adélie and king penguins, in their 25-degree habitat.

At hatching, the female chick weighed just 12 ounces and today weighed in at 11 pounds. The largest of all penguin species, emperors can reach 3½ feet tall and can weigh up to 90 pounds. This chick is the first emperor hatching at SeaWorld San Diego in eight years, and marks the 21st successful emperor hatching in the park's history. SeaWorld San Diego is one of only a few places in the world where emperors breed outside their natural habitat in the Antarctic.

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Pets & Animals

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• Emperor Penguin Chick
• SeaWorld San Diego
• Animal
• Birth
• Hatching
• Penguin
• Antarctica
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• Happy Feet

[TheLankan22]

Happy feet!!



[aliciathefatpenguin]

awww, that is the most beautiful video ive ever seen!

[fahrenheitlover12]

it's happy feet in real life!~ ahaha if only that penguin "mumble" would randomly start dancing. :]

[PaklkChan75]

This is so cuuuuuuute! I want one!! <333

[kats9livesfive]

<3

[planetchinchilla]

That's a big cute baby! All the other penguins are saying hi to her!

[Chaoticstorm]

@richorcaonyt my guess, a new face showing up out of no where so alot of the adults are there to inspect and make sure there is no risk with the new chick, and also recall hearing something about Penguines looking after other chicks when parents are busy hunting and such, so they might just be there to keep an eye on the unattended chick

[ramiroruizrico]

wow, thats one fat penguin chick,and the emp penguins make weird noises,but theyre so beautiful.

[XReDDrAGonX21]

dirtier then skrillex