BOSTON - The New England Aquarium announced four new African penguin chicks hatched recently.

Some new feathered friends are waddling around the New England Aquarium. Four African penguins hatched at the Aquarium last month.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the New England Aquarium has welcomed four new African penguin chicks. The first chick was a male and hatched on March 21, followed by a female from the same parents (Malgas II and Demersus III) on March 27. On April 8 and 18, a male and female chick were born from a second set of parents (Namibia IV and Jahleel III).

Four African penguin chicks hatched at the New England Aquarium in March and April from two sets of parent penguins. The first and second chicks from parents Malgas II and Demersus III hatched on March 21 and 27,