JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens hatched four new additions last month – two penguin chicks and two flamingo chicks.
The Zoo is inviting guests to cast their ballot to determine which is the cutest pair of babies – the flamingos or the penguins.
It's a Cute-Off here at the Zoo! We are so in love with our new Magellanic penguin chicks and Greater flamingo chicks,...
Posted by Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on Friday, July 6, 2018
The pair of Magellanic penguins hatched two days apart, on June 16 and 18. Both chicks are thriving under the careful care of their parents, and they will go on exhibit on the Tuxedo Coast at about 3 months of age.
The first greater flamingo chick hatched on June 21, followed by the second on June 27.
The younger of the two flamingos can be seen on exhibit with its parents, while the older is being hand-reared.
To cast your vote, find the poll on the Zoo's Facebook page. The contest will run until July 13, and the zoo will throw a special victory party for whichever pair of chicks is deemed the cutest.
SOOOO CUTEOne of our two new flamingo chicks is being raised by keepers after its parents rejected it. Here it is stretching those ridiculously cute legs when it was spending time in the Animal Hospital for around-the-clock feedings. It has now moved over to a behind-the-scenes bird aviary where its keepers are doting on it. The second flamingo chick is with its parents in the Greater flamingo yard near Goober the Aldabra tortoise.
Posted by Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on Friday, July 6, 2018
If you think penguins are just the cutest ever, make sure you vote for these two in the Cute-Off Competition. These two chicks are being raised by their parents who, judging by the size of those tummies, are taking great care of them! Penguin chicks spend about three months growing behind the scenes before they venture out to the front. Before then, they will get a second set of even fluffier downy feathers! Pretty darn cute!
Posted by Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on Friday, July 6, 2018
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