A penguin chick has been born at the Curraghs Wildlife Park - for the first time in eight years.
The Humboldt penguin chick's sex has not been determined but it's been dubbed 'Charlie'.
Staff from the widlife hub say enclosure improvements and hard work "has really paid off".
The Friends of the Curraghs Wildlife Park approached developer Dandara in 2016 to fund nest boxes - with the company agreeing to provide sponsorship.
The development of those boxes was designed to encourage breeding at the park for the first time since 2010.
Park General Manager Kathleen Graham said: "Naturally we are delighted our improvements to the enclosure have led to success this year and Dandara was the first company to sponsor a nest box.
"The remodelled nest sides have provided easier access for keepers to check progress of the chick and give additional feeds to the parents.
"Both parents take turns of incubating the egg, keeping the chick warm and regurgitating fish to feed the chick which will grow rapidly.
"The chick has now started to come out of the nest box and can be seen in the enclosure, however you have to look carefully as, although 10 weeks old, it is the same size as the adults. It is only a slightly different feather pattern that gives it away.
"We have made a lot of changes to the enclosure and routines in the last few years to get the Humbolt penguins as a breeding group again and I’m so pleased all the keeper’s efforts have paid off.
"The change was to go chlorine free and use a filtered salt water pool. We then extended the land space and made a second beach before remodelling and replacing the Penguin nest site.
"Finally, we diversified the age of the group to counterbalance aging individuals with six young penguins we received last year as part of a zoos breeding program."
Dandara Marketing Director Joanna Orton said: "We may have been providing high quality homes for a diverse range of customers for 30 years but this was the first time we’ve supported housing for penguins!
"We were delighted to be asked to get involved and glad to be helping preserve numbers of the endangered Humboldt penguins."
