Penguins in the Mood

July 22, 2005

Any day now, Robert Gramzay will witness the birth of a dozen babies he helped spawn.

As the senior keeper for the Central Park Zoo's penguins, Mr. Gramzay and his team orchestrated an ambience conducive to breeding for the zoo's 57 gentoo and chinstrap penguins. Their attempts to reproduce the natural environment seems to be effective, for the imminent births mark the 14th year since 1990 that the zoo has successfully hatched penguin chicks.

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