Rockhopper penguin chick at Saint Louis Zoo

This cute rockhopper penguin chick is 33 days old and the first rockhopper chick raised at the Saint Louis Zoo. He (or she) was hatched by his parents and lived with them at their Penguin & Puffin Coast habitat until he began the adventurous (and natural) sport of rock hopping. Even with parental supervision, climbing the rocks can be dangerous for such a small bird. When the chick was about 25 days old, the keepers moved the whole family to a special area behind the scenes so that the chick would be safe from falling. The parents, though, preferred the familiar ground of Penguin & Puffin Coast, so they moved back after a few days. The keepers will continue the parents job of feeding the baby until he grows his swimming feathers and can re-join the group.
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[@bellaberg419]

What a wonderful privilege to take care of this precious bird .
Thank you for the video and the great work you do at the zoo.

[@bornagainhxxligan]

It really makes my day to go through these videos, one after the other, but I cannot BELIEVE the level of PASSION and LOVE you guys have for these animals :) thank you for treating them like royalty lol! I can't get enough of your behind-the-scenes vids, thanks for the great work!

[@montinadiz1]

I would climb mount everest to hug that chick!

[@LilNerdy1107]

omg!!! He's so cute and fuzzy and I want him!!!! lol

[@Penguin0315]

This woman has my dream job. :)

[@lydorourke]

Awwwww I am gonna Work there....Literly!!!

[@kiramichele]

love this

[@1tz31]

Omg that's so cute(: He's soooo fluffyyyyyy!!!

[@BlueBeefalo]

its soo cute

[@stevenlee92833]

thanks for the video