Penguins
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Penguins
Penguins
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most…
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Wild Birds
Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It is the only penguin to live on…
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Adélie Penguins
The Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) are common along the entire Antarctic coast, where they have the most southerly distribution of all…
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Magellanic Penguins
The Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with…
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Royal Penguins
The Royal Penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli) inhabits the waters surrounding Antarctica. Royals look very much like Macaroni Penguins but have a white…
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Yellow-eyed Penguins
The Yellow-eyed Penguins (Megadyptes antipodes) or Hoiho is a penguin found in New Zealand, on the south-east coast of South…
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Gentoo Penguins
Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) The Gentoo Penguins, Pygoscelis papua, breed on many sub-Antarctic islands. The main colonies are on the…
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Southern Rockhopper Penguins
Southern Rockhopper Penguin or just Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) The Southern Rockhopper Penguin or just Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, is a…
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Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri)
The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species. It is endemic to Antarctica…
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African Penguins, also known as the Blackfooted Penguins
The African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Blackfooted Penguin (and formerly as the Jackass Penguin), is found on…
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