Penguin chick is hand-reared because of greedy sibling

A penguin chick is being hand-reared by keepers at a Devon marine attraction after its older sibling kept eating all its food.

The chick, who has not yet been sexed or given a name, is one of a pair of African penguins born at Living Coasts in Torquay several weeks ago.

Staff decided to separate it from the other penguins after it failed to develop as quickly as its sibling.



It is being fed six times a day but is being left on its own as much as possible so it does not become too used to humans.

It has been given a cuddly toy penguin and a toy puffin to keep it company.

They hope to reintegrate it back into the penguin colony in a few weeks.