For generations, wild abalone fed communities along the Pacific coast, from California to Alaska, prizing not just the meat but also the shells, which they transformed into ornaments and tools.
The Humboldt chick was born to male penguin couple Scampi and Flounder at Chester Zoo in April and is one of 10 adorable youngsters to have hatched.
"Goliath is my hero, and I am sure he will soon be an inspiration to many others!" Zoo Miami spokesman Ron Magill said in a statement. "He is living proof that where there is a will, there is a way and to never give up!"
"No dallying here! Dilly Dally is back home," the Loggerhead Marinelife Center noted, celebrating the release of the loggerhead turtle into the Atlantic after rehabilitation.
This discovery highlights that you have to be out there looking at the world to find these rare species. The more you look, using modern techniques, the more chance you have to find them.
"During a routine traffic stop, deputies discovered a significant amount of methamphetamine and later uncovered an endangered spider monkey and rattlesnakes at the suspect's residence."