“Periwinkle was an extraordinary animal who inspired and touched us all during his short time with us,” the zoo wrote in an announcement.
TACOMA, Wash — Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo (PDZ) shared some sad news on Monday, announcing that one of its penguin chicks died after a number of health complications.
Periwinkle was six months old, and “tugged on our heartstrings from the moment he hatched,” per the zoo’s announcement. He and his brother, Lavender, were the first two penguin chicks to successfully hatch from their parents and were the first penguins to be artificially incubated at PDZ.
The zoo said Periwinkle dealt with
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