AKRON, Ohio -- The newest resident at the Akron Zoo is a one-pound Humboldt penguin chick.

The chick hatched May 11 in the Rubber City after the egg was transferred from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, according to an Akron Zoo spokeswoman.

The egg was a “high priority” for the Humboldt Penguin Species Survival Plan, which is a breeding program that helps create a genetically-diverse population of penguins at Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited facilities.

The penguin’s parents are the Columbus Zoo’s Dr. Oswald Cobblepot and Big Bertha. The chick is being fostered at the Akron Zoo by Pez and Gabriella, who are also parents to Rico, the penguin chick who hatched at the Akron Zoo in June 2018.

The chick will join the zoo’s 13-penguin colony after it eats on its own, loses its down feathers and passes a swim test.

Since the zoo opened Penguin Point in 2003, 17 penguin chicks have hatched.

Humboldt penguins are native to the coasts of Peru and Chile, and are currently at risk for extinction due to environmental concerns, according to the zoo.

Earlier this month, the zoo announced the death of one of its oldest Humboldt penguins, Emmanuelle “Emma,” who, at 36, was the oldest, zoo-born female Humboldt penguin in an AZA-accredited facility. The median life expectancy for Humboldt penguins is 16-and-a-half years.

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