Photo of the Day #484: African penguins

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African penguins (Spheniscus demersus), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.


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Ah, penguins. You just can't help but smile. These animals are found on Boulders Beach near Cape Town, where they come so close to the erected walkways that you could potentially reach out and grab one (if the mood took you and you were an idiot). The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is part…

"African penguins" sounds wrong somehow, even though I know they're found there! Penguins are such a symbol of snow and ice that it's easy to forget most don't inhabit frigid Antarctica.

By Raymond Minton (not verified) on 05 Feb 2009 #permalink