Edinburgh Zoo has named a gentoo penguin chick after Scotland midfielder John McGinn following his World Cup goal. Multiple outlets report the zoo made the naming choice after McGinn scored Scotland’s first World Cup goal in 28 years. The zoo links the name to observations of the chick’s appearance, stating that it has a “strong left flipper,” which is presented as matching McGinn’s “left” attribute as described by the zoo. The references vary slightly in wording, but all accounts describe the same premise: the penguin chick is named for McGinn, and the zoo cites both his achievement in ending a 28-year World Cup scoring gap for Scotland and the chick’s notable left flipper. The reporting does not introduce additional controversies or competing explanations, focusing instead on the zoo’s tribute and the playful detail used to justify the match between the animal’s traits and the footballer’s characteristics.