DNA tests have confirmed that one of the three southern rockhopper penguin chicks born at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan between June 4 and 6 was conceived through artificial insemination. It is the world's first successful case of a southern rockhopper penguin being conceived through artificial insemination.

Source: World's first successful artificial insemination of southern rockhopper penguin


David Cottle

UBB Owner & Administrator