DRAPER, Utah ( ABC4 ) — At least one penguin chick has hatched at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium after the penguins at the aquarium starred in the TikTok “dating show” called “Love on Thin Ice.”
The “dating show” followed the aquarium’s 20 adult gentoo penguins during breeding season. The fluffy penguin chick was first discovered on June 4, when staff saw the chick nestling under its mother after hatching.
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“Where there is love, there are babies, and these penguins are no exception,” the aquarium said in a press release.
“Penguin chicks are notoriously fragile and have a survival rate of only 30-50% in their first year of life in the wild, so the Aquarium Veterinary Team diligently examined the chick regularly during the first two weeks of life,” the aquarium said.
The aquarium said the chick began to show signs of illness after about two weeks, and staff treated the baby penguin for pneumonia and anemia. The baby then received supplemental oxygen while husbandry staff hand-fed the chick…