'Zoo View:' Meet Kansas City's newest penguin chicks Blizzard, Vortex
Blizzard, Vortex fitting names after brutal winter Kansas City went through
Updated: 12:07 PM CDT May 1, 2019
KMBC 9 News Staff
Something positive came from the brutal winter – the Kansas City Zoo's newest king penguin chicks Blizzard and Vortex. Meet Kansas City's newest chicks in this week's edition of "Zoo View.Vortex was hatched on Feb 2 during the polar vortex, and fans were asked to suggest names on Facebook. Some of the top contenders were "Snowball," "Pothole," "Chilly", "Icee," and "Vortex." Zookeepers chose "Vortex" as the winning name.Blizzard was hatched on Jan. 13 and was appropriately named "Blizzard" because Kansas City was also going through another stretch of snowy weather, and we were just recovering from one of the first blizzards to hit the region in years."KMBC9 brings you "Zoo View" every Wednesday during the spring and summer for a behind-the-scenes look at what's happening at the zoo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Something positive came from the brutal winter – the Kansas City Zoo's newest king penguin chicks Blizzard and Vortex. Meet Kansas City's newest chicks in this week's edition of "Zoo View.
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Vortex was hatched on Feb 2 during the polar vortex, and fans were asked to suggest names on Facebook. Some of the top contenders were "Snowball," "Pothole," "Chilly", "Icee," and "Vortex." Zookeepers chose "Vortex" as the winning name.
Blizzard was hatched on Jan. 13 and was appropriately named "Blizzard" because Kansas City was also going through another stretch of snowy weather, and we were just recovering from one of the first blizzards to hit the region in years.
"KMBC9 brings you "Zoo View" every Wednesday during the spring and summer for a behind-the-scenes look at what's happening at the zoo.