Endangered penguin chicks get a helping human hand after folks’ feeding failure

The birds' moulting is coinciding with their breeding, leaving them unable to hunt for fish for a month

08 November 2020 - 18:03 By tanya farber

Imagine a neonatal ward for penguins, where hungry chicks (one weighing only 800gm) cling to life while being hand-reared by well-trained health professionals...

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