Calgary Zoo to destroy penguin eggs
Posted May 23, 2013 6:26 am.
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Officials at the Calgary Zoo say they are being forced to destroy three penguin eggs, after strict breeding recommendations weren’t followed.
The rules say both parents must have a traceable genetic background or else the animals will be excluded from breeding.
But the zoo says a female Gentoo penguin has mated with a male who has a murky genetic past, and two other penguins not cleared for breeding have also produced an egg.
Zookeepers tell The Calgary Herald while they do want penguin chicks, they need to maintain a healthy, viable population in zoos in case something happens to the animals in the wild.
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