Calgary Zoo Keeps Unhatched King Penguin Chick Alive by Patching Cracked Egg

The recently-hatched king penguin chick is seen being tended to at the Calgary Zoo in a recent handout photo. HO-Twitter, @Calgaryzoo/The Canadian Press

CALGARY—Zookeepers in Calgary have rescued an unhatched penguin chick after patching its badly damaged shell with pieces of another egg.

The Calgary Zoo says in a news release that animal care staff noticed fragments of the king penguin’s shell inside the beach area of the birds’ habitat over the August long weekend.