Humboldt penguins at Byculla have exciting news

In 40 days, we can have first penguin born in India; zoo officers say there won’t be any interference.

Mr Molt and Flipper have put an finish to the did-they-didn’tthey conundrum. Flipper, the four-and-a-half-year-old Humboldt penguin housed in Byculla zoo, laid an egg on Thursday after having mated with Mr Molt.

Penguin eggs take 40 days to hatch, and if they things pass smoothly, Flipper and Mr Molt’s nestling would be the first to be born in India, mentioned Byculla zoo officers.

“We have 4 female penguins and 3 males. We are on the lookout for a spouse for one penguin. We discovered on Thursday morning that Flipper had laid an egg. They normally lay two eggs,” mentioned a senior zoo professional, Flipper is incubating. “We will take just right care of the infant penguin to make it a part of the colony,” mentioned the professional.

Humboldt penguins normally mate at the age of three-and-a-half. Mr Molt will flip 3 on July 21.

There are two mating seasons: March-April and October-November. Penguins pair up throughout the entire mating duration. After mating, a feminine penguin lays eggs in a month and a half of, and each parents take turns to incubate them.

Zoo officers mentioned they're going to ensure that there is not any interference with the parenting process at Byculla. “We will handiest check the weight of the newborn penguin and ensure that it gets the entire diet it needs. We will depart the feeding to the oldsters,” mentioned the senior professional.

Eight penguins — Donald, Daisy, Popeye and Olive, Flipper (the oldest female), Bubble, Mr Molt (the youngest male) and Dory — were introduced from Seoul, South Korea, in 2016. Dory died a few months later in October of a bacterial an infection.

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