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Premature baby penguin saved at London Zoo

Video. Premature baby penguin saved at London Zoo

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Keepers at London Zoo announced that they have managed to save a tiny penguin chick named Rainbow after its parents accidentally cracked its egg before it had hatched on Thursday (July 19).

Keepers at the London Zoo announced that they have managed to save a tiny penguin chick named Rainbow after its parents accidentally cracked its egg before it hatched on Thursday.

Afer realising the chick was still alive, they removed bits of shell with tweezers and moved it to an incubation room.

Rainbow spent the next few weeks cosying up to a cuddly toy penguin under the warming glow of a heat lamp and being hand-fed three times a day with what the keepers called "penguin milkshake" - a diet of blended fish, vitamins and minerals.

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