Scottish safari park welcomes Humboldt penguin chick

Keepers at a Scottish safari park are celebrating the arrival of its first Humboldt penguin chick in two years.

Blair Drummond Safari Park keeper Coni McEwan holding a two week old Humboldt penguin chick, which is the park’s first Humboldt penguin chick in two years. Image by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

The two-week-old chick is doing well after hatching on March 29 at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling. The chick is being looked after by foster parents Freckles and Sheldon who took on the job of incubating and rearing the youngster after its biological parents abandoned the egg.

Blair Drummond Safari Park keeper Coni McEwan weighing a two week old Humboldt penguin chick weighing in at nearly 280 grams or 14 penguin biscuits. Image by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Penguin keeper Coni McEwan said the chick, which has not yet been named as keepers are still to determine its sex, is putting on weight at a good rate.