Scottsdale, Arizona - OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale is celebrating some pretty special penguin news after three endangered African penguin chicks hatched! They announced the news with a clip of the chicks!

Baby animals are always awesome, but these three chicks are super special and monumental for aquariums and zoos around the world, according to OdySea Aquarium's announcement on Instagram.

The Aquarium shared the happy news on Friday with a cute clip of the penguins and cheeky on-screen text that read, "TGIF! Thank goodness it's fluffy!"

The animal care team said these flightless birds are "quickly melting hearts across the Aquarium." They continued to gush over the very special babes: "these tiny arrivals are extremely valuable genetically to the endangered African penguin species, as they were born to parents, Mojo and Lemieux, Bubbles and Weasley, whose pairings are considered highly valuable within the zoological community."

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The animal care team added that "the successful hatching of these three chicks supports the goal of building healthy genetic populations within zoos and aquariums accredited by AZA."

The chicks that hatched a few weeks ago should be celebrated because African penguins have suffered a massive population decline over the last few decades. The birds are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

They don't have names yet and are currently known by their numbers – 42, 43, and 44 – per the Associated Press. Two of the chicks were clutchmates and born to parents Moko and Lemieux. The third was born to first-time penguin parents Bubbles and Weasley.

Per the keepers, the newest additions to their penguin colony will stay behind the scenes with their parents for now.