Endangered penguin chicks hatched at Chester zoo named after plants
31 May 2024 at 05:14
Zoo welcomes 11 Humboldt chicks, its highest number in a decade, including Thistle and Daffodil
In previous years Chester zooβs new penguin chicks have been named after crisps β Frazzle, Wotsit β and local football club owners β Ryan, Rob β but the names p β¦ p β¦ p β¦ picked this year are notably less frivolous.
βWeβve decided to go with plants,β said Zoe Sweetman, the penguins and parrots team manager at the zoo. Two of the spikier new arrivals have been named Nettle and Thistle while two others with βcolourful personalitiesβ have been named Daffodil and Tulip.
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