Meet Bowie.
This tiny baby Penguin is the latest animal
to join Cincinnati Zoo's menagerie.
They have been named after the recently deceased
legendary music star David Bowie and is form
the aptly named 'Little' species of penguin.
"Just now starting to open his or her eyes, we don't
know of it's a boy or girl yet.
But it's a 'little' penguin, so
the smallest penguin species on the planet.
We are luck enough to have the largest colony
in North America of these guys"
The bird is quite vocal and Zoo keepers have
noted that they have been appropriately named.
The zoo says Bowie the penguin was born on
January 8, sharing its birthday with the rock
legend who passed away on Sunday
Zookeepers had picked the name from submissions
made by the public to the zoo's Facebook page
prior to the singer's death.
David Bowie, the visionary British rock star
who produced hits such as "Space Oddity" and
"Starman", died of cancer at age the age of
69.
