Humboldt penguins are considered a vulnerable species, the zoo said, and face extinction in the wild. The zoo said it is part of a conservation effort to breed genetically diverse penguins.
A SPECIAL BIRD IS TURNING HEADS AT THE KANSAS CITY ... PENGUINS MADNESS, SPONSORED BY PENGUINS INTERNATIONAL, A NONPROFIT HOPING TO GET MORE RECOGNITION AND HELP FOR PENGUINS IN THE WILD. KC ZOO ...