{"id":66806,"date":"2016-03-31T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66806"},"modified":"2016-03-28T22:51:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T02:51:44","slug":"six-humboldt-penguin-chicks-hatch-at-rosamond-gifford-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=66806","title":{"rendered":"Six Humboldt Penguin Chicks Hatch at Rosamond Gifford Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fourth Humboldt chick hatched at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo (photo by Maria Simmons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

County Executive Joanie Mahoney joined staff at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo today to announce that six Humboldt penguin chicks have hatched at the zoo this season. Mahoney introduced one of the chicks at today\u2019s press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is always wonderful to welcome new babies at our zoo. We look forward to the arrival of penguin chicks each year. Congratulations to the staff on their continued success,\u201d said Mahoney.<\/p>\n

Humboldt penguins are named after the Humboldt Current, a nutrient-rich ocean current in South America that flows along the coast of Peru and Chile. Only 10,000-12,000 Humboldt penguins remain in the wild.<\/p>\n

There are currently 37 penguins in the Rosamond Gifford Zoo\u2019s colony. The zoo has hatched 48 chicks since 2006. The newest chicks will remain under the care of their parents until they are weaned. They will join the rest of the colony on exhibit at Penguin Coast later this spring and summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rosamond Gifford Zoo plays an important role in conserving Humboldt penguins. Our penguins are part of a North American population that is genetically and demographically managed by the Species Survival Plan. Penguins from our colony travel to other AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums to ensure efforts to continue populating the species,\u201d says Zoo Director Ted Fox.<\/p>\n

have named the first three chicks. The first, a female, is Estrella which means \u201cstar\u201d in Spanish. The second, a male, is Luis which means \u201cfamous warrior\u201d in Spanish. The third, a male, is Elmer. Elmer\u2019s egg, which suffered a crack early on, was successfully hatched after Zoo Director Ted Fox applied Elmer\u2019s Glue to repair the fissure. The community will be invited to help vote on a name for one of the three other chicks. A contest will be announced at a later date, once zoo staff determines the chicks\u2019 genders. Contest details will be shared via a media alert and on the zoo\u2019s website and social media platforms.<\/p>\n

New Humboldt Penguin Chicks at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Birth Date<\/strong><\/td>\nGender<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nBirth Weight<\/strong><\/td>\nFather\/Mother<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 5, 2015<\/td>\nFemale<\/td>\nEstrella<\/td>\n77 grams<\/td>\nCuzco\/Pilar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb. 20, 2016<\/td>\nMale<\/td>\nLuis<\/td>\n80 grams<\/td>\nMario\/Monta\u00f1a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb. 21, 2016<\/td>\nMale<\/td>\nElmer<\/td>\n66 grams<\/td>\nFrederico\/Poquita<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 3, 2016<\/td>\nUndetermined<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n80 grams<\/td>\nVeinte\/Isa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 3, 2016<\/td>\nUndetermined<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n78 grams<\/td>\nSantiago\/Nero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 7, 2016<\/td>\nUndetermined<\/td>\nTBD<\/td>\n78 grams<\/td>\nVeinte\/Isa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Rosamond Gifford Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/span> Admission is $8 for adults (19-61), $4 for youth (3-18) and $5 for seniors (62+). Children two and under are free. For more information, call the zoo at (315) 435-8511 or visit rosamondgiffordzoo.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

County Executive Joanie Mahoney joined staff at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo today to announce that six Humboldt penguin chicks have hatched at the zoo this season. Mahoney introduced one of the chicks at today\u2019s press conference. \u201cIt is always wonderful to welcome new babies at our zoo. We look forward to the arrival of penguin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23679,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agfarming","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}