A new penguin chick has arrived at Kelly Tarlton's and is being looked after by two "foster mums".
The as-yet-unnamed King Penguin chick was removed from its biological parents after the male's partner stopped helping to incubate it. It was taken in by Thelma and Louise, a same-sex penguin couple named after the 1991 road movie.
The couple, who have now been in a relationship for eight years, took over incubation of the egg from a week before its due date.
"Rather than potentially risk the chick being raised by one parent alone – because like for humans, it is a lot of stress for one parent! – it was decided to give the chick the greatest chance to thrive," said a Kelly Tarlton's spokeswoman.
Thelma and Louise have previously raised three chicks - in 2011, 2016, and 2017.
