New Penguin Hatched At St Andrews Aquarium
It seems like they have been having a cracking time at St Andrews aquarium.
Staff there are celebrating the arrival of the first young Humboldt Penguin chick to be born there.
The egg belonging to Andi the penguin, named after Andy Murray, hatched last week.
The news arrival has been named Ace.
John Mace, manager at St Andrews Aquarium, commented: “This has been an incredible experience.
“Because it takes such a time to hatch, we had time to focus the CCTV onto the eggs so we didn’t miss a moment, and to photograph the different stages of hatching as it took place.
“It was terribly tempting to help the wee chick along on its journey into the world, but it’s always better for the chick if we let nature take its course.
“The penguin chick is now acclimatising itself to its new surroundings and we’re providing round the clock care for it in these very early days.
“The next few days are vitally important so we’ll be keeping a close eye on the chick.”