By; KEIRA SANDERS
Staff Writer
A pair of male penguins (Elmer and Lima) at the Rosamond New York Zoo have now become foster parents to a hatchling. Zoo officials had said that the pair watched over an egg that came from a pair of breeding penguins that have a history of breaking their fertilized eggs. The chick hatched on New Year’s Day after Elmer and Lima had been successful in watching over it. Zoo Director Ted Fox said not all penguin duos are good at incubating eggs, but “Elmer and Lima were exemplary in every aspect of egg care.” If Elmer and Lima continue this good work and have more experience with watching over eggs, they may be considered to foster future eggs.