1.   Two rare kakapo chicks have been hatched in captivity in New Zealand for the first time.

2.   And there, on a thumbnail-sized video screen, a new chick was hatched.

3.   Both male and female emperor penguins protect their eggs and newly hatched chicks by enveloping them under a fold of body skin.

4.   Hatching the chicks is delicate work.

5.   In the Melody and Rhythm Maker, birds on telephone wires create melody and hatching chicks define rhythm.

6.   More chicks are being hatched at zoos in San Diego and Los Angeles and at Peregrine Fund headquarters in Boise, Idaho.

7.   Smith said the chicks were hatched Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

8.   One chick was hatched from a natural union last year but died from congenital problems soon after.