MUMBAI: India’s cutest Independence Day gift this year was delivered at 8.02pm on Wednesday, when its first Humboldt penguin chick hatched at the Byculla zoo. The chick, the offspring of Flipper and Molt, weighs 75g and is wholesome. Zoo government, who introduced the delivery on Thursday morning, mentioned the rest between 60 and 80g is regarded as excellent.
The suspense was on, as TOI reported in its edition on Wednesday, for the reason that single egg laid by means of Flipper on July 5 finished 40 days on August 15. Humboldt penguin eggs typically hatch in 40-45 days. The zoo-keepers had kept consistent watch on the nest through a CCTV and noticed the egg shell cracking round 6pm. Both oldsters had been observed tenderly taking care of the newborn, whose eyes are but to open, and mom Flipper also began feeding it.
“The oldsters regurgitate digested fish and feed it to the chick. This chick’s oldsters have been taking their feeds ceaselessly of fish like Bombay duck, eel and tarli,” mentioned Dr Madhumita Kale, head veterinarian for the penguin enclosure.
The chick is but to be named. Its sex is unknown and the zoo government will decide it the use of DNA research in the end. But the public must wait for no less than two-three months for its first glimpse of the chick.
“We are following the most efficient practices to ensure the chick grows naturally and so, for the next few months it is going to remain in the nesting area throughout the enclosure which is partly barricaded,” mentioned Tripathi.The zoo government mentioned after the egg was laid, they had been totally prepared in case the parents didn't incubate the egg.
The suspense was on, as TOI reported in its edition on Wednesday, for the reason that single egg laid by means of Flipper on July 5 finished 40 days on August 15. Humboldt penguin eggs typically hatch in 40-45 days. The zoo-keepers had kept consistent watch on the nest through a CCTV and noticed the egg shell cracking round 6pm. Both oldsters had been observed tenderly taking care of the newborn, whose eyes are but to open, and mom Flipper also began feeding it.
“The oldsters regurgitate digested fish and feed it to the chick. This chick’s oldsters have been taking their feeds ceaselessly of fish like Bombay duck, eel and tarli,” mentioned Dr Madhumita Kale, head veterinarian for the penguin enclosure.
The chick is but to be named. Its sex is unknown and the zoo government will decide it the use of DNA research in the end. But the public must wait for no less than two-three months for its first glimpse of the chick.
“We are following the most efficient practices to ensure the chick grows naturally and so, for the next few months it is going to remain in the nesting area throughout the enclosure which is partly barricaded,” mentioned Tripathi.The zoo government mentioned after the egg was laid, they had been totally prepared in case the parents didn't incubate the egg.
Mumbai gets Flipper Jr as penguin egg hatches in zoo
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