'Caring for a penguin chick is like caring for a human baby: It truly takes a village,' the New England Aquarium's penguins manager said.
A team at the Boston aquarium provided round-the-clock care to the chick, serving her a"milkshake-like" blend of fish, krill, vitamins and supplements five times a dayA penguin chick who struggled to come out of its shell at the New England Aquarium earlier this summer, requiring staff to perform an assisted hatch, has graduated from drinking a specialized formula to eating full fish and could join a colony of penguins this fall.
"Eggs can take 24 to 48 hours to hatch, but we weren't seeing much progress from the chick on its own and were concerned it was too weak," said Dr. Melissa Joblon, director of animal health at the aquarium.Sign up for NECN newsletters. The team provided round-the-clock care to the chick, serving her a"milkshake-like" blend of fish, krill, vitamins and supplements five times a day. Within one month, she was eating full fish three times a day, and clocked in at three pounds -- 17 times her hatch weight.
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