Ten African penguin chicks hatch at California Academy of Sciences, first in four years, for endangered species conservation.
In just over a year, ten African penguin chicks have hatched at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, marking the first new chicks in four years. The bird species, native to South Africa and Namibia, is endangered, with only 9,000 breeding pairs remaining in the wild. The hatching is part of an effort to conserve the species, which faces threats like overfishing, habitat degradation, and oil spills.
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