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Finding Their Way 3 Dec 2011 | 05:00 am
I'll be honest: It was a little nerve-wracking. We worked so hard to raise these chicks and make sure that they would integrate with the rest of the colony. And they did! But, like my colleague says h...
Our People 1 Dec 2011 | 05:00 am
I know this blog is supposed to be about us, the Real Chicks, but we really ought to give credit where credit is due. After all, our people put up with a lot from us during those first, feisty months....
Life in the Colony 29 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
It's amazing how fast they grow when they're young. In the beginning, even just coming back to work after a weekend, they would look huge to me. Thinking about birth in the Antarctic, you understand w...
Baby's Firsts 26 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
How many "firsts" can you remember—first day of school? First friend? First date? Being birds, our babyhood went by in the blink of an eye, but those early milestones are etched in our memories. In fa...
Everybody Poops 24 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
Five meals a day. About 75 grams each. And that's not the size of the meal I'm talking about—it's the size of the chicks, right after they hatch. Every day, we feed our growing baby birds 10% of their...
Life in the Nursery 22 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
Raising baby penguins may sound like fun and games, but it's no easy job. Things can get messy, the nursery is freezing cold, and eight chicks eat an awful lot of fish each day. (Never mind the job of...
When We Were Young 19 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
I'll be the first to admit it: We were adorable. We've all grown up and matured by now…but who can resist a baby album? More >>
Raising Chicks 17 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
If you told me a year ago I'd be raising eight penguin chicks, I absolutely wouldn't believe it. This summer we had four gentoos and four chinstraps hatch at the Central Park Zoo's Polar Circle. It's ...
How to Foster a Penguin 16 Nov 2011 | 05:00 am
Turns out raising a penguin chick is a lot like raising a human baby. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes tour of the penguin nursery that I narrated. More >>
