生後15日“世界最小”フェアリーペンギンのヒナすくすく224ｇに成長「親がしっかり育ててくれて温かい気持ちに」飼育員もほっこり　札幌・AOAO SAPPORO

The world's smallest penguin chick has hatched at an aquarium in Sapporo. Reporter Nanami Kumagai: "The baby has just emerged. It's palm-sized." The little fairy penguin chick, covered in fluffy down, is only 15 days old. The chick hatched from its egg on the 9th at 'AOAO SAPPORO'. Its weight will be measured on the 24th. It weighed 29 grams at birth, but weighed 224 grams today. It's growing well. Kyohei Miyake, AOAO SAPPORO: "It's heartwarming and makes us happy to see the parents diligently raising their chicks, as that's the natural behavior of penguins." Reporter Nanami Kumagai: "Even as adults, they're palm-sized. They're only about 30 centimeters long at most." Even as adults, fairy penguins weigh about 1 kilogram. They are the world's smallest penguins. The chicks, currently living in the nest box, will be able to walk around in about 40 days.