What are young penguins called?
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What are young penguins called?

There are no particular names for young penguins, they are usually simply called chicks.

Once a chick has moulted for the first time it usually has a different plumage to that of an adult and is then called a juvenile, or sub-adult.

In a few species specific names are given to different stages of development - for example in African penguins large chicks that gather together in creches are sometimes called wombles and freshly moulted juveniles are called blues.