What are Baby Penguins Like?



What are baby penguins like?

penguin chicks Baby penguins born completely covered with gray plumage, which is lost as they grow to get the countershade black and dart plumage which most of us know.

See images below of:

- Humboldt Penguin Chicks

- Emperor Penguin Chicks

 



 

Emperor Penguin Chicks

Emperor Penguin Chicks

The penguins were flown to the U.S. from McMurdo Station on Ross Island in Antarctica, to be part of a National Science Foundation study. Location: San Diego, California (USA)

Courtesy of Jose Lopez, Jr. US Air Force



humboltd penguin chick

Chick of a Humboldt Penguin

Image courtesy of Planetavivo.org