Our nation celebrated its 72nd Independence Day yesterday by embracing the three colours of the tiranga and we got a good news to make the day even more special.
India welcomed its first ever Humboldt penguin and our hearts just melted by looking at this adorable teeny-tiny creature. The miraculous birth occurred on Wednesday night at Mumbai’s Veer Jijamata Udyan and we want to have some mithai to celebrate it.
The little baby was born to mama Flipper and papa Molt who have been a couple for a long time. They are both the youngest members of the penguin community at the zoo. She is four and a half years old while he is three. And now, they have a half-day old baby!
Flipper is still under observation to ensure she stays healthy. According to news reports, the Zoo Director, Sanjay Tripathi said, “The Humboldt penguin chick hatched out of the egg at 08.02 PM on August 15, 2018. It appeared to be active and the mother Flipper was trying to feed it too.”
#Mumbai zoo becomes first zoo in #India to hv a #Humboldt penguin chick born in captivity. The egg laid by Flipper on July 5 hatched at 8.02pm on August 15 #IndependenceDay The Chick is active and the mother Flipper was trying to feed it too. #GoodNews Check its first pics @dna pic.twitter.com/HCtefrcHRp
— Virat A Singh (@singhvirat246) 16 August 2018
Mothers, I tell you. They are all so freaking adorbs!
Talking to another daily, Tripathi said, “It’s a proud moment for us. The chick was born on an auspicious day as well – Independence Day. While the chick is doing well, the initial period is crucial for it. We are yet to ascertain its gender.”
The entire penguin waddle of penguins in the zoo was brought down from Seoul in South Korea in 2016. They were three females and five males at the time – Donald, Daisy, Popeye, Olive, Flipper, Bubble, Molt and Dory. However, Dory died due to a bacterial infection. But this little yet-to-be-named penguin is just brightening up all our days. And guys, can we all take a minute to adore the baby?
Look at this #HappyFeet– the first captive Humboldt penguin chick is born at #Mumbai zoo on August 15 2018 to proud parents Flipper and Mr Molt @dna pic.twitter.com/QYmHz3rU2z
— Virat A Singh (@singhvirat246) 16 August 2018
*cue Pingu theme*
And if you thought that was the only happy news we have for you today, boy are you mistaken!
Yes, we were blessed with another miracle on Independence day in the form of two baby tiger cubs. White Tigress Nirbhaya and Royal Bengal Tiger Karan had two little bundles of joy and we are beyond excited. This also means that they are the first white cubs in the Delhi zoo after 27 years.
#ExpressFrontPage | Bengal Tigress has Independence Day gift for Delhi Zoo: Two healthy cubshttps://t.co/YyE3VnKnVa
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) 16 August 2018
Both of Nirbhaya’s cubs were brown-striped, but the zoo authorities did hope for one being white. According to a newspaper, Renu Singh, Director, Delhi Zoo said, “This has brought added cheer to the zoo. The white tigress had been feeling uneasy for the last one week and finally delivered two cubs early Wednesday. We are expecting that there would be more cubs and at least one would be white because Nirbhaya is a white tigress.”
Sorry guys, the little ones won’t be put in front of the public eye until they can walk. Visitors will only be able to see them in October.
The entire country is now partaking in the celebrations of the birth of these babies and it is a ray of hope especially with the current scenario of the dwindling tiger population.
Congratulations Nirbhaya on delivering two brown-striped cubs at the Delhi zoo on Independence Day! I captured her in my lens last month while she was pregnant with Royal Bengal Tiger Karan’s babies! <3 pic.twitter.com/4QealyX4rb
— karan kaushik (@karan_amar) 16 August 2018
🐯🐯 Two tigers were “married” at the zoo in May, and now Nirbhaya has given birth to two cubs … wait a minute
Wonderful news. Super chuffed! Except for the part where we are now trying to impose a man made institution of #marriage on animals 🤯https://t.co/M9aUQFfdT8
— Nitesh Sawhney (@bablogger) 16 August 2018
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Bengal tigress has Independence Day gift for Delhi Zoo: Two healthy cubs https://t.co/gwWfZwxEaF via @IndianExpress
— Harini Calamur (@calamur) 16 August 2018
Isn’t this just the sweetest Independence Day gift our country could get? Live a happy and healthy life baby Pingu and tiny tiger cubs. We’re so blessed to have you with us!
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