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Friday, 3 May 2024

Adventure Aquarium Asking For Help Naming New Penguin Chick

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Adventure Aquarium Asking For Help Naming New Penguin Chick
Adventure Aquarium Asking For Help Naming New Penguin Chick
Janelle Burrell reports.

TO BE PARENTS.THEY ARE ADORABLE.SENDING THEM OURCONGRATULATIONS.A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ANOTHERBABE A ANNOUNCEMENT ATADVENTURE AQUARIUM ABOUTWITHIN OF ITS SMALLESTRESIDENTS, THE AQUARIUM HAS ANEW LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN ANDTHE PENGUIN CHICK WAS BORN ONAPRIL 2ND.WE THOUGHT WE WOULD CHECK INTHIS MORNING TO SEE HOW THECHICK'S DOING.JIM US LIVE IS JAMIE BECKERFROM THE ADD VENTURE AQUARIUMAND I SEE YOU HAVE THE LITTLEPENGUIN CHICK THERE ADORABLE.YES.VERY ACTIVE.HE IS READY FOR BREAKFAST.I SEE THAT.SO I WANT TO GET THISCORRECTLY THE BABY PENGUINCHICK WAS BORN WEIGHING JUST 2 OUNCES, SO OBVIOUSLY IT HASGREEN QUITE A BIT, TELL US ALITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.SO ACTUALLY LESS THAN2 OUNCES, THEY START OFF REALTINY, AND HE IS NOW OVER400 GRAMS.SHE HAS GROWN QUITE A BIT.WE ACTUALLY WANT TO SEE A10 PERCENT INCREASE IN BODYWEIGHT FROM WITHIN DAY TO THENEXT WITH THESE GUYS.THEY GROW VERY QUICKLY.THAT IS AMAZING.WHAT ARE THEY EAT TO GO GROWSO QUICKLY.SO AT FIRST WE DO LEAVE THECHICKS WITH MOM AND DAD, ANDTHEN THEY WILL TAKE CARE OFTHE CHICKS WITH THE FIRSTCOUPLE WEEKS SO THEY AREREGEORGE RATING FISH FROM MOMAND DAD'S MOUTH.IT IS WONDERFUL.HOW WONDERFUL.AND THEY WILL BE GETTING ASELECTION OF FISH, HERRING,TROUT, AND SIZE AND SMELL ANDWHEN WE GET IT TO KICK INTOOUR CARE WE START OFF WITHSOME OF THE SMALLER FISH, ANDNICE SMELL AND SOME SMALLTROUT THIS MORNING FOR HER,AND THEN WE WILL USE A LOT OFSILVERSIDE BECAUSE THEY ARE,TINY AS WELL.WELL THAT CHICKIES VERYSQUIRMISH MOVING AROUND AWHOLE LOT.YES, I AM'SING TO GO LETHER HAVE A BITE.TELL US MORE ABOUT HER ANDHOW SHE AND THE OTHER ANIMALSARE DOING AT THE AQUARIUMRIGHT NOW.EVERYONE IS DOING REALLYWELL.WE HAVE A TEAM HERE GOINGTHROUGH ALL OF THE FEEDING,CLEANING THEM, EVERY DAY.THEY ARE ALL SET.THE GUYS ARE FINISHING OUTTHEIR BREEDING SEASON, THEYHAVE THEIR FULL DISPLAY OUT ONEXHIBIT.SHE'S HUNGRY.SO THE THING IS SHE DOESNOT HAVE A NAME JUST YET BUTYOU ARE ASKING FOR PEOPLESHELP.IN THE YET.TELL US HOW PEOPLE CANWEIGH IN AND HELP DECIDE HERNAME.WE HAVE A LINC, ON OURFACEBOOK PAGE, THAT GUESTS CANGO TO AND WE HAVE FOUR NAMECHOICES FOR HER.EVERYONE CAN GET ON AND PICKTHEIR FAVORITE AND PEOPLE GETHER A NAME WITHIN A WEEK.SOUND GOOD A FEW DAYS LEFT.AS WE KNOW THE AQUARIUM ISCLOSED RIGHT NOW BUT THERE AREWAYS PEOPLE AT HOME ARE ABLETO STAY CONNECTED WITH YOUGUYS, TELL US ABOUT THAT.YEAH, SO WE ARE DOING DAILYVIDEOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGEAND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE STARTOFF MONDAY WITH QUICK PICKS WEHAVE STORY TIME WITH OURAFRICAN PENGUIN COLONY ANDTHROUGHOUT THE WEEK WE WILL DODIFFERENT ANIMAL FEEDINGS, ANDQ AND N SESSIONS AND HAVEDIFFERENT SHOTS OF THE ANIMALSAROUND THE AQUARIUM SOEVERYONE CAN STAY IN TOUCHWITH YOUR ON COLLECTION HERE.RIGHT, GREAT.SUCH A GREAT WAY TO STAYCONNECT.WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT YOU AREABLE TO BRING LITTLE PENGUINCHICKS ON THE SHOW WITH YOUTHIS MORNING AND HOPEFULLYWITHIN A FEW DAYS WE WILL HAVEA NEW NAME FOR HER.WE'RE VERY EXITED TO BEHERE AS YOU CAN SEE SHE'SALWAYS EXCITED TO MEET NEWPEOPLE.I CAN TELL, I CAN TELL,HEARTY APPETITE AS WELL.

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