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Additional eggs are "currently developing behind the scenes," the aquarium said.

Birch Aquarium says this little blue penguin is the first of its kind to hatch on the West Coast of the United States.

A Little Blue Penguin has hatched at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego for the first time, it was announced Thursday.

A Little Blue Penguin has hatched at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego for the first time, it was announced Thursday.

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Ahead of the holidays, the Birch Aquarium took in five new Little Blue Penguins, which made their debut Wednesday.

Azulito, which means 'little blue' in Spanish, is winning name from aquarium's public voting contest

Diego. On July 12, the new Beyster Family Little Blue Penguins habitat opened to the public, marking the biggest addition to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in 30 years.Named in honor of a $1 million gift by the Beyster Family

The world's smallest species of penguins has been added to the Birch Aquarium in San Diego, Southern California, according to a report in Newsweek.

Birch Aquarium in La Jolla now has an exhibit of little blue penguins, the first of its kind on the U.S. West Coast.