Aug 3, 2023 - Things to Do

There's a new chick at the Aquarium

Mondays, amiright? Photo: Vanessa Kahn/New England Aquarium

The New England Aquarium has a brand new addition: this little rockhopper penguin chick.

  • She hatched June 23.
  • Staff had to help her out of her shell.
  • Current weight: 3 lbs.
  • Which is 17 times more than the 2.8 ounces she weighed at birth.

What's next: The chick's name will be revealed in the fall. She could join the other 13 rockhoppers in the penguin exhibit then if she's healthy enough.

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