22 June 2025 1 min

Two Oceans Aquarium Marks Conservation Milestone With Arrival Of Penguin Chicks Named Ember And Echo

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Two Oceans Aquarium Marks Conservation Milestone With Arrival Of Penguin Chicks Named Ember And Echo

Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium recently welcomed two new chicks to its African penguin colony for the first time in a decade. 

The African penguin is the only penguin species on the African continent and was recently uplisted to critically endangered status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species.  

The two chicks, Ember and Echo, were named in honour of their critically endangered species.  

“An ember is a tiny flame that has the potential and power to grow bigger while an echo reverberates and impacts long after the original voice quiets. In this line of thinking, our Ember and Echo represent the future hope for the African penguin species,” said the Two Oceans Aquarium.  

Take a look at Ember and Echo below: 

Echo after a hand-feeding session. Source - Two Oceans Aquarium 
Ember after hatching. Source - Two Oceans Aquarium 
Ember during hand-feeding. Source - Two Oceans Aquarium 
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