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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach hatches seven African penguin chicks in banner breeding year

A South Carolina aquarium is calling it the "Lucky Seven" after hatching seven critically endangered African penguin chicks since May, a bright spot for a species running out of time in the wild. Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach announced that five African penguin chicks hatched in June and July, following two earlier arrivals in May, […] The post Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach hatches seven African penguin chicks in banner breeding year appeared first on American Almanac .

A South Carolina aquarium is calling it the "Lucky Seven" after hatching seven critically endangered African penguin chicks since May, a bright spot for a species running out of time in the wild. Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach announced that five African penguin chicks hatched in June and July, following two earlier arrivals in May, UPI reported . The aquarium's animal care team collectively dubbed the group "the Lucky Seven" in a news release marking the milestone. The first two chicks, named Vic and Chel, arrived in May and were introduced to guests at the aquarium's Penguin Playhouse exhibit. Five more followed over the next two months. Those five had not yet been named as of the September 3 announcement. Seven chicks from one…Open

NPR (Rob Stein) - To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary to revive extinct birds such as the dodo.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Exclusive first look at 2 giant pandas coming to US

Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are being loaned to Zoo Atlanta under a new International Cooperative Research Agreement between the zoo and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: San Diego Zoo Safari Park baby cheetahs’ names revealed

“GMA” reveals the names of the first four baby cheetahs born at the park since 2020, that were chosen through an online poll and by wildlife care staff.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: David Muir shares Punch the monkey update and the American zoos inspired by him

Japan's Ichikawa Zoo shared the latest on Punch the macaque monkey's progress, including the the new friend he's made.

NYTIMES (Catrin Einhorn) - Bird Losses Are Accelerating, New Study Finds

Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Connecticut aquarium welcomes 2 endangered penguin chicks

The Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is calling the hatching of the critically endangered African penguins a “hopeful milestone.”

AI:Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut has announced the hatching of two critically endangered African penguin chicks, an event local media is attempting to frame as a "hopeful milestone." While the mainstream narrative focuses on this biological development, it remains a minor ecological footnote being leveraged for positive sentimentality.Open