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Category: Birds • South African wildlife
Posted on: November 28, 2009 12:06 PM, by Ed Yong
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is part of a genus with four species. The last time I saw one of them, it was off the Galapagos Islands (the Galapagos penguin), and the other two members of the group (the Humboldt and Magellanic penguins) are natives of Patagonia. They're commonly known as jackass penguins because of their distinct, braying calls.
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Thanks for sharing these photos. I haven't heard the term jackass penguin before and now want to hear what they sound like. Lucky you on the world traveling!
Posted by: Labgrab | November 28, 2009 12:44 PM
I love these photos. I have a particular soft spot for penguins.
Posted by: Lilian Nattel | November 28, 2009 9:28 PM
I love these penguins, and spent a while watching them (and the thousands of seals) on the Skeleton Coast of Namibia.
Because of the incredibly rich Benguela Current off the coast, a lot of countries come there to fish, including Russia. While waiting for the big shoals to appear, they park their rusting hulks off the coast, where the penguins use them for nesting and resting purposes. It's an odd juxtaposition:
http://www.cedgray.com/item.php?id=388
Posted by: Chris | November 30, 2009 9:25 AM