11 Welcome PENGUIN CHICKS JOIN DETROIT ZOO GROUP There are a few new faces — and feathers — to meet at one of the Detroit Zoo’s most famous habitats. This past spring, the Polk Penguin Conservation Center added three newly hatched penguins to its waddle. Two, Stanley and Fitzroy, are macaroni penguins. These two penguin chicks were named after locations in the Falkland Islands, honoring the Detroit Zoological Society’s conservation work to protect wild penguins and sea birds in this territory. Just a little while later, Stanley and Fitzroy were joined by another new chick — Opal, a rockhopper penguin. Today, these penguins have mostly molted their fluffy chick down and are sporting adult-like feathers. Now that they are growing up, they have been introduced to their habitat and the other penguins who call the Zoo home. You can meet these three — and the rest of the penguin waddle — at the Polk Penguin Conservation Center. To pick these three out from the crowd, look for Stanley’s blue flipper bands, Fitzroy’s red bands and Opal’s pink flipper bands. “It’s been great to watch these little ones grow up,” says Jessica Jozwiak, bird supervisor. “They fit in great with the rest of the penguin group and have become favorites among our staff and guests. Stop by to visit them today!” TO THE WADDLE Opal Stanley Fitzroy
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