Advertisement

WATCH: Chris Pratt, Anna Faris’ son Jack names baby penguin

Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris love the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.

In a video shared by the zoo on Friday, the Hollywood couple, along with their three-year-old son Jack, announced that they had come up with a name for the zoo’s newest baby Humboldt penguin.

“We are so honoured that we have been chosen to name your newest penguin addition,” said Faris. “And so Jack has decided that we will name the baby penguin…”

“Eagle the penguin!” exclaimed Jack.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

That’s spelled E-A-G-L-E, according to Pratt.

Faris and Pratt both grew up in Washington state and love wildlife, especially bald eagles.

“And we thought that a penguin with aspirations to fly might be really fun,” said Faris.

Story continues below advertisement

The zoo seemed pleased with the name choice, tweeting a photo of the chick “soaring” through water.

Sponsored content

AdChoices