MYRTLE BEACH S.C. (WPDE) — Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach has welcomed two African penguin chicks, marking another milestone for the aquarium’s growing colony and its conservation efforts.
The chicks, named Vic and Chelle, are the third and fourth African penguins born at the aquarium and the first offspring of penguin parents Carson and Scarlette.
African penguins are listed as critically endangered, making each new chick an important contribution to the species’ conservation, according to the aquarium…