Updated On: 29 April, 2025 02:06 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Although the three new additions are now open for public viewing, officials stated that the baby penguins primarily stay within their nest inside the facility, making them inaccessible to visitors

The Byculla zoo marks the first successful hatching of Humboldt penguins in over a year. Pic/ @TheMumbaiZoo
Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Vanaspati Udyan and Zoo recently celebrated the birth of three Humboldt penguin chicks—Noddy, Tom, and Pingu—bringing the zoo’s penguin population to 21. This marks the first successful hatching at the zoo in over a year.
Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo has welcomed three new Humboldt penguin chicks named Noddy, Tom, and Pingu, born in March to two penguin pairs.
This is the first penguin birth at the zoo in over a year, bringing the total count to 21.
While they are now open for public viewing, the chicks… pic.twitter.com/P9BTGejuqJ