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UK zoo welcomes 2 endangered African penguin chicks named after Oasis’ Gallagher brothers

By
Lauren Elkies Schram
Published Oct. 12, 2024, 5:02 p.m. ET

Chick chick hooray!

A UK zoo the hatching of two endange♛red Afri🌸can penguin chicks named after the brothers of the English rock band Oasis.

The Hertfordshire Zoo said the baby African penguins hatched in August, and “are already showing signs of independence, swaggering out of the nest earlier than expected for their species.”

Two newly hatched African penguin chicks, Noel and Liam, in a nest at Hertfordshire Zoo.
LIam and Noel are “swaggering out of the nest earlier than expected for their species,” Hertfordshire Zoo said. Hertfordshire Zoo
A zookeeper at Hertfordshire Zoo holding a newly hatched African penguin chick.
Two African penguin chicks hatched at Hertfordshire Zoo this year. Hertfordshire Zoo

Liam and🦩 Noel are the first chicks hatched this year at Hertfordshire Zoo — previously known as Paradise Wildlife Park — which is located in Hertfordshire, England.

An endangered species, there are around 40,000 African𝐆 penguins living in the wild.

The penguins at Hertfordshire Zoo were named to honor Oasis’ Gallagher brothers.

“Naming them after Noel and Liam Gallagher is a nod to their mischievous and energetic spirits, mirroring the iconic rock band’s dynamic presence,” said Tom Clark, head of birds at Hertfordshire Zoo.