Baby penguin's dead parents?

Question

If a baby penguin's parents both died,would another mother which had recently lost its own baby take the chick in?

Answer 1

yes penguins are EXTREMELY maternal. they will steal chicks if they have lost theirs as well. if they see a chick alone and have no chick themselves they will attempt to raise it. mothers will get in to fights over this. however on the other hand a lost or orphaned chick looking for a mother will be ignored and shunned if it attempts to join a family that already has a chick. there is a strong one chick per family instinct in penguins.

Answer 2

Yes!

Answer 3

awww this is so cute :) i think it would

Answer 4

I'd hope so! But probably not. If it doesn't smell like its baby, they won't go near it.

Answer 5

I cant tell for sure. Logic says that a foster parent will not like another baby sharing its food and may even kill it. But, you see, every other day we find in news that a dog has adopted a kitten or a cat has adopted a mouse. So go ahed, try it, but be around, just in case.