Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Vanaspati Udyan and Zoo recently celebrated the birth of three Humboldt penguin chicks—Noddy, Tom, and Pingu—bringing the zoo’s penguin population to 21. This marks the first successful hatching at the zoo in over a year.

Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo has welcomed three new Humboldt penguin chicks named Noddy, Tom, and Pingu, born in March to two penguin pairs.

This is the first penguin birth at the zoo in over a year, bringing the total count to 21.

While they are now open for public viewing, the chicks… pic.twitter.com/P9BTGejuqJ

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