A king penguin egg has been laid at a bird park in Gloucestershire for the first time in six years.
The 289g (10oz) egg was laid by a younger female king penguin named French at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water earlier this week.
A spokesperson for the park said the “precious egg” had to be moved to an incubator for safety reasons after the father, Frank, positioned it between his feet rather than balancing it in the correct position on top of them.
Head of living collection Alistair Keen said: “The egg is a little smaller than we would normally expect, but nature has a habit of surprising us and we’re keeping everything crossed.”
