NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WBEN) - The Aquarium of Niagara has successfully bred Humboldt penguins in its Penguin Coast exhibit.
The exhibit, which opened in 2018, allowed the Aquarium to receive accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and restart a breeding program for the threatened species. Two recently hatched chicks have joined the existing colony of 14 adult Humboldt penguins.
The Aquarium of Niagara is one of only 20 facilities in the United States and Canada to house the threatened Humboldt penguin species