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Premature Baby Penguin Recovers after Parents Broke Her Egg

Premature Baby Penguin Recovers after Parents Broke Her Egg

Thursday, 19 July 2018 09:38 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — London Zoo says a premature baby penguin has been nursed back to health after her parents accidentally stepped on her egg and broke it.

The zoo says keepers were astonished to find that the female Humboldt penguin chick, nicknamed Rainbow, was still alive inside the broken egg. They rushed the chick to the zoo's clinic, where vets transferred her to an incubation chamber.

The chick spent weeks cuddling with a soft toy penguin and was fed what the zoo called "penguin milkshake" — blended fish, vitamins and minerals.

Penguin keeper Suzi Hyde said Thursday that the birds typically reject chicks when they accidentally step on their eggs.

She said the one-month-old chick is growing quickly, and that it will stay in the incubation chamber until she reaches 10 weeks.

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London Zoo says a premature baby penguin has been nursed back to health after her parents accidentally stepped on her egg and broke it.The zoo says keepers were astonished to find that the female Humboldt penguin chick, nicknamed Rainbow, was still alive inside the broken...
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