Penguin pair Wotsit and Peach laid two of the eggs that hatched this year, according to the zoo. Experts at the zoo shared the eggs between the nests of Wotsit and Peach and Scampi and Flounder.

Ten rare Humboldt penguin chicks have hatched at Chester Zoo. The new arrivals – one of the most at risk out of the world’s 17 species of penguin - have been named after constellations and celestial wonders.

Chester Zoo has been celebrating a bumper year for penguins after ten rare chicks hatched at the zoo. The rare new arrivals are highly threatened Humboldt penguins, one of the most at risk out of the world’s 17 species of penguin, and began hatching from their eggs between April 16 and 28.