As our new pals at the San Francisco zoo get closer to Fish School graduation on July 27th, local penguin whisperer/"penguinologist"/our new best friend Anthony Brown has been documenting the little guys and gals' progress by way of his endlessly captivating Instagram feed. Presented now for your viewing pleasure: seven very short films starring the San Francisco Zoo's Magellanic penguin chicks (and a couple grownups).

First, one minute in heaven with the Anthony and the gang:


A very close look at this little guy's eyeball:


A voracious appetite for herring:


While the penguins don't have names yet (Zoo visitors get to submit names that are drawn at random after the chicks join the rest of the colony at the end of the month), we've taken to calling this one Wheezy:


Sit quietly until this one gives a tiny, adorable squawk:


This is cheating, because these two are adult Magellanic penguins, but say hello to Riley and Cecilia:


Finally, in this sweeping epic, Brown gives us a glimpse of the penguin chicks' future home on penguin island:

Previously: S.F. Zoo's Penguin Chicks Attend Fish School, Graduate With Honors In Cuteness
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