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The pair of African penguins are part of a colony at the zoo's penguin habitat and are the second set of chicks to hatch there. One of the penguins needed a little push to get into the water, but his buddy quickly followed.

San Diego: Two 3-month-old penguin chicks took some swimming lessons this week at the San Diego Zoo.

The pair of African penguins are part of a colony at the zoo's penguin habitat and are the second set of chicks to hatch there.

One of the penguins needed a little push to get into the water, but his buddy quickly followed.

The youngsters have not yet been named.

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They will be joining the colony in a 275,000-gallon pool once they get used to being handled and fed by humans.

Saturday marks World Penguin Day, said the zoo.

(AP)